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Table 8-1
Average income and income shares by after-tax income quintiles, showing different income concepts, Canada — Average market income

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Average market income
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
  2007 constant dollars
Average market income  
All family units  
Total 51,700 53,800 55,800 56,400 56,400 56,200 57,200 57,900 59,200 61,000
Lowest quintile 4,300 5,000 5,500 5,300 5,700 6,000 6,100 6,100 6,800 7,100
Second quintile 17,700 19,400 20,400 21,100 21,200 21,100 21,400 21,800 22,600 23,500
Third quintile 38,000 40,200 41,100 41,500 41,600 41,500 41,800 42,800 43,800 44,700
Fourth quintile 65,500 67,500 69,300 69,400 68,900 68,900 70,000 70,700 71,800 73,400
Highest quintile 133,000 136,700 142,500 144,800 144,700 143,300 146,900 148,000 150,800 156,300
Economic families, two persons or more  
Total 65,500 67,600 70,600 71,400 71,200 70,600 72,400 73,200 74,600 77,300
Lowest quintile 9,700 11,100 12,500 12,000 11,900 12,400 12,800 13,100 14,000 15,200
Second quintile 30,800 33,400 34,300 34,900 35,200 34,500 34,900 36,200 37,300 38,300
Third quintile 54,300 56,600 58,200 58,600 57,800 58,000 58,700 59,300 60,400 62,100
Fourth quintile 81,000 83,500 85,400 85,500 85,700 85,700 87,200 88,900 89,600 92,700
Highest quintile 151,500 153,400 162,800 165,900 165,600 162,500 168,300 168,500 171,700 178,300
Unattached individuals  
Total 23,000 25,300 25,300 26,100 26,700 27,500 27,400 28,100 29,500 30,000
Lowest quintile 2,200 2,800 3,200 2,800 3,100 3,400 3,200 3,400 3,800 3,700
Second quintile 5,500 5,900 5,700 6,000 6,400 6,500 7,300 7,000 7,600 7,600
Third quintile 12,700 13,900 15,000 16,200 17,400 16,800 17,000 17,300 17,800 19,300
Fourth quintile 29,200 30,800 31,800 33,300 33,600 34,400 34,200 34,700 36,300 36,600
Highest quintile 65,300 72,900 71,000 72,200 72,700 76,300 75,300 78,100 81,700 82,600
  percent
Income shares  
All family units  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Second quintile 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Third quintile 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Fourth quintile 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24
Highest quintile 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51 51
Economic families, two persons or more  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
Second quintile 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Third quintile 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Fourth quintile 25 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Highest quintile 46 45 46 46 46 46 46 46 46 46
Unattached individuals  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2
Second quintile 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Third quintile 11 11 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 13
Fourth quintile 25 24 25 26 25 25 25 25 25 24
Highest quintile 57 58 56 55 55 56 55 56 56 55
Date Modified: 2009-06-03

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