Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on February 27, 2008, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act
| Period | Ratio |
|---|---|
| 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 | 4.69 |
| 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 | 4.65 |
| 1991:Q1 | 4.77 |
| 1991:Q2 | 4.71 |
| 1991:Q3 | 4.73 |
| 1991:Q4 | 4.79 |
| 1992:Q1 | 4.70 |
| 1992:Q2 | 4.63 |
| 1992:Q3 | 4.64 |
| 1992:Q4 | 4.67 |
| 1993:Q1 | 4.79 |
| 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 | 5.53 |
| 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 | 5.91 |
| 1999:Q3 | 5.76 |
| 1999:Q4 | 6.15 |
| 2000:Q1 | 6.10 |
| 2000:Q2 | 5.96 |
| 2000:Q3 | 5.88 |
| 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 | 4.93 |
| 2003:Q1 | 4.88 |
| 2003:Q2 | 5.05 |
| 2003:Q3 | 5.06 |
| 2003:Q4 | 5.29 |
| 2004:Q1 | 5.29 |
| 2004:Q2 | 5.30 |
| 2004:Q3 | 5.28 |
| 2004:Q4 | 5.39 |
| 2005:Q1 | 5.44 |
| 2005:Q2 | 5.48 |
| 2005:Q3 | 5.58 |
| 2005:Q4 | 5.59 |
| 2006:Q1 | 5.65 |
| 2006:Q2 | 5.61 |
| 2006:Q3 | 5.65 |
| 2006:Q4 | 5.73 |
| 2007:Q1 | 5.68 |
| 2007:Q2 | 5.74 |
| 2007:Q3 | 5.72 |
Note: The data are quarterly and extend through 2007: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.