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Table for figure of Wealth-to-Income Ratio, 1983-2006
Period Ratio
1983:Q1 4.49
1983:Q2 4.54
1983:Q3 4.46
1983:Q4 4.35
1984:Q1 4.28
1984:Q2 4.22
1984:Q3 4.23
1984:Q4 4.25
1985:Q1 4.34
1985:Q2 4.33
1985:Q3 4.37
1985:Q4 4.48
1986:Q1 4.56
1986:Q2 4.63
1986:Q3 4.59
1986:Q4 4.70
1987:Q1 4.84
1987:Q2 4.94
1987:Q3 4.93
1987:Q4 4.68
1988:Q1 4.71
1988:Q2 4.74
1988:Q3 4.71
1988:Q4 4.71
1989:Q1 4.70
1989:Q2 4.77
1989:Q3 4.86
1989:Q4 4.85
1990:Q1 4.73
1990:Q2 4.72
1990:Q3 4.57
1990:Q4 4.64
1991:Q1 4.77
1991:Q2 4.72
1991:Q3 4.73
1991:Q4 4.79
1992:Q1 4.70
1992:Q2 4.64
1992:Q3 4.64
1992:Q4 4.67
1993:Q1 4.80
1993:Q2 4.74
1993:Q3 4.81
1993:Q4 4.80
1994:Q1 4.80
1994:Q2 4.73
1994:Q3 4.74
1994:Q4 4.70
1995:Q1 4.76
1995:Q2 4.87
1995:Q3 4.97
1995:Q4 5.03
1996:Q1 5.06
1996:Q2 5.09
1996:Q3 5.10
1996:Q4 5.20
1997:Q1 5.17
1997:Q2 5.41
1997:Q3 5.52
1997:Q4 5.52
1998:Q1 5.69
1998:Q2 5.70
1998:Q3 5.40
1998:Q4 5.70
1999:Q1 5.76
1999:Q2 5.90
1999:Q3 5.76
1999:Q4 6.15
2000:Q1 6.09
2000:Q2 5.96
2000:Q3 5.87
2000:Q4 5.66
2001:Q1 5.38
2001:Q2 5.52
2001:Q3 5.11
2001:Q4 5.37
2002:Q1 5.26
2002:Q2 5.02
2002:Q3 4.81
2002:Q4 4.92
2003:Q1 4.88
2003:Q2 5.05
2003:Q3 5.06
2003:Q4 5.28
2004:Q1 5.28
2004:Q2 5.29
2004:Q3 5.28
2004:Q4 5.37
2005:Q1 5.44
2005:Q2 5.50
2005:Q3 5.60
2005:Q4 5.60
2006:Q1 5.67
2006:Q2 5.64
2006:Q3 5.64

Note: The data are quarterly and extend through 2006:Q3. The wealth-to-income ratio is the ratio of household net worth to disposable personal income.

Source: For net worth, Federal Reserve Board, flow of funds data; for income, Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.