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Real Median Household Income in the United States Highpoints: 2018: 63179 2007: 60985 1999: 61576 1989: 56678 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA
by mcguire 7y ago
Real Median Household Income in the United States
Highpoints:
2018: 63179
2007: 60985
1999: 61576
1989: 56678
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N
P.S. GDP in constant dollars since 1985: Japan, US, EU, and the OECD countries.
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD?end=2018&locations=JP-US-EU-OE&start=1985&view=chart https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD?end=2018...
- bsanr2 7y agoNo one is arguing that Japan's economy has grown more than others. The reliance on GDP-based data (obfuscates inequality) and household income data (Japanese and American households do not send both parents to work at an equal rate) fails to capture the relative fortunes of our country's middle classes. This is also concerning: >Thus, use caution when comparing median incomes above $12,000 for people or $18,000 for families and households for different years