| Vintage of estimates | Dispersion (percentage points) | Relative dispersion (percent) |
 National income: | ||
| Final | 0.81 | 12 |
| First annual | 0.62 | 10 |
| Second annual | 0.59 | 9 |
| Third annual | 0.79 | 12 |
| Compensation of employees: | ||
| Final | 0.85 | 14 |
| First annual | 0.44 | 7 |
| Second annual | 0.27 | 4 |
| Third annual | 0.33 | 5 |
| Proprietors' income with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments: | ||
| Final | 3.65 | 44 |
| First annual | 2.33 | 28 |
| Second annual | 2.62 | 32 |
| Third annual | 2.98 | 36 |
| Rental income of persons with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments/1/ | ||
| Corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments: | ||
| Final | 6.57 | 57 |
| First annual | 6.39 | 55 |
| Second annual | 5.11 | 44 |
| Third annual | 3.88 | 34 |
| Net interest: | ||
| Final | 4.49 | 74 |
| First annual | 3.29 | 54 |
| Second annual | 4.00 | 66 |
| Third annual | 2.74 | 45 |
| Addenda: | ||
| Nonfarm proprietors' income with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments: | ||
| Final | 3.92 | 47 |
| First annual | 2.73 | 32 |
| Second annual | 3.16 | 38 |
| Third annual | 3.21 | 38 |
1. Negative values make the calculation of percent changes impossible.
NOTE.—Final estimates were used for missing first annual estimates for 1984, 1990, and 1994. First annual estimates were used for missing second annual estimates for 1983, 1989, and 1993. Second annual estimates were used for missing third annual estimates for 1988 and 1992.