During the last tightening cycle between 2004 and 2006, households interest income rose 29 .

The average family income of the bottom 90 of households has been flat since about 1980.

Real (inflation adjusted) median household income in the US is about the same as in 1979.

IHS estimates that in 2012, developments in the shale energy industry increased households real disposable income by more than 1,200.

But the poorest 30 of the US population spend almost 17 of their after tax income on gasoline.

Median household income, adjusted for inflation, remains below its level a quarter century ago.

Reducing the share of income that Chinese households save could also raise consumer spending faster and more easily.

Why did the ratio of household debt to income soar to unprecedented heights in the pre recession days?

But eurozone governments can change the structure of taxes in ways that stimulate private spending without reducing net revenue or increasing fiscal deficits.

This remarkably low level reflects both the small share of household income in total GDP and the high rate of household saving.

First, household debt levels are enormous, capturing a quarter of income, with mortgage payments taking the lion s share.

With households already saving only around 4 of their disposable income, compared to 20 in 1988, there is little room for additional expenditure.

The gross debts of households and financial institutions are higher today as a share of national income than they were before the financial crisis.

An obvious problem lies in the fact that we measure the size of the middle class according to household income data, but with little knowledge about these households patterns of saving.

But with household consumption still below 40 of national income, China has a long way to go.

Median household income has grown at an average annual rate above 3 in the last decades almost twice the OECD average.

Because most households earn the bulk of their income from their labor, the absence of real wage growth is a major factor behind the stagnation of family incomes.

They also work hard to make a living in a country where median household income has declined to a level last seen in the mid 1990 s.

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As a result, the net worth of American households rose by 10 trillion in 2013, leading to increases in consumer spending and business investment.

For anyone with an annual income of 50,000 (which is close to the median for US households), this would be equivalent to a fine of 25.

The stories of the students have much in common from homes living in extreme poverty, school years completed with great sacrifice, and frustration when it comes time to look for admission to a university.

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However , in the second half of the year , the disappointing pace of economic activity led firms to adjust downwards their desired levels of stocks , thereby preventing inventory changes from making a significant contribution to real GDP growth .

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Excluding interest income of Euros 733 million earned on the share of banknotes in circulation , net interest expense amounted to Euros 43 million , compared with net income of Euros 17 million in 2003 .

It now stands at well over 1.2 trillion, more than 60 of which is held by the bottom quartile of households (those with a net worth of less than 8,500).

The combination of higher equity and house prices raised households net worth in 2013 by 10 trillion, equivalent to about 60 of that year s GDP.

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What's the net effect of this?

Far too many US households made enormous bets on the property bubble, believing that their paper gains were permanent substitutes for stagnant labor income.

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Where's the entrance?

It is a symptom of America s disgrace pervasive discrimination against African Americans, reflected in median household income that is less than 60 that of white households.

Put another way, what matters for life satisfaction is the growth not of mean income but of median income the income of the typical person.

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That, too, would encourage more repatriation of overseas earnings.