Show Government tops income costs in state of Utah Government spending counts for the largest single source of personal income in according to a report just released by Utah the private research Payments to individuals by governmental units and in Utah totaled I million last the study points Government spending was equal to of all personal income in Utah during compared with for the nation as a Total personal income payments from all som-ces amounted to in Utah last Foundation analysts observe that there lias been a marked increase in spending in Utah during recent In for personal income derived from government sources was equal to or of all personal income in the Personal income derived from government sources rose to in million in million an and million in The Foundation reports per capita personal income income divided by to In This amount was or 14 below the U. S. average of per The study notes that relative position among the other states has improved somewhat during recent In for Utah's per capita income was below the U. S. average The relative importance of manufacturing in the Utah economy has increased according to the During 1960 wages and salaries paid by manufacturing concerns totaled million and accounted for of Utah's total personal This compares with manufacturing wages and salaries of million of total in 1950 and million in Other important of personal income in Utah during 1960 include wages in wholesale and retail trade million property income million and business and professional income million I i |