Figure D
Average annual income growth by percentile, time period, and data set
| Piketty and Saez, 1947–1979 | Piketty and Saez, 1979–2005/07 | CBO, 1979–2005/07 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 0–90 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 91–95 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 96–99 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 99–99.5* | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 99.6–99.9* | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 99.9–99.99* | 1.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Top .01* | 2.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
* Data go from 1979 to 2005.
Note: Piketty and Saez data are for tax units; the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data are for households.
Source: Authors' analysis of data from Piketty and Saez (2012) and Congressional Budget Office (CBO 2012)
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