The share received by the poorest fifth dipped to 3.8 percent, from 4.1 percent in 1970, according to the report.

By 2006, government funds had dipped from 75 percent of the total budget to 62 percent.

This was the first decline since May 1990, when the jobless number dipped to 5.3 percent from 5.4 percent.

That rate dipped from 6 percent to 5.75 percent.

The long bond's yield dipped to 8.47 percent from 8.48 percent the day before, but was still above the 8.42 of a week ago.

In any case, the yield dipped a basis point, to 8.13 percent, from 8.14 percent last Friday.

This caused the yield to dip to 8.64 percent, from 8.66 percent the day before.

The bond's yield dipped to 4.36 percent from 4.37 percent.

The increase came even though the operating rate at auto plants dipped to 71.4 percent of capacity, from 75.3 percent in May.

The unemployment rate has dipped to 7.4 percent from 8 percent.