Net transfer
The bottom 80 percent, and in particular the bottom 20 percent, have seen significant increases in their net transfer rate since 1979 : Average net transfer rate, by market income group, 1979–2015
| Year | Lowest quintile | 2nd quintile | Middle quintile | 4th quintile | Highest quintile | 81-90 | 91-95 | 96-99 | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 169.7% | 0.0% | -14.6% | -19.6% | -26.1% | -22.3% | -24.2% | -26.2% | -34.5% |
| 1980 | 197.1% | 4.2% | -13.8% | -19.6% | -25.9% | -22.5% | -24.4% | -26.3% | -32.4% |
| 1981 | 207.6% | 5.2% | -14.0% | -20.0% | -25.5% | -22.9% | -24.9% | -26.0% | -29.8% |
| 1982 | 229.0% | 9.6% | -10.8% | -18.1% | -23.0% | -21.0% | -22.6% | -23.2% | -26.0% |
| 1983 | 244.1% | 10.7% | -10.0% | -17.2% | -22.4% | -20.5% | -21.8% | -22.2% | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 185.9% | 6.5% | -11.1% | -17.7% | -22.5% | -20.4% | -21.6% | -22.2% | -26.3% |
| 1985 | 204.4% | 6.9% | -11.1% | -18.0% | -22.5% | -20.8% | -22.1% | -22.3% | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 210.4% | 9.2% | -10.9% | -18.3% | -22.4% | -21.1% | -22.1% | -22.3% | -24.1% |
| 1987 | 246.7% | 9.7% | -11.1% | -18.1% | -24.6% | -21.6% | -23.4% | -24.8% | -29.5% |
| 1988 | 239.7% | 9.2% | -11.7% | -18.5% | -24.4% | -21.7% | -23.5% | -24.4% | -28.2% |
| 1989 | 220.3% | 10.4% | -11.6% | -18.1% | -24.0% | -21.6% | -23.0% | -24.2% | -27.5% |
| 1990 | 220.8% | 10.4% | -11.0% | -18.2% | -23.9% | -21.5% | -23.0% | -24.1% | -27.2% |
| 1991 | 236.6% | 14.9% | -9.3% | -17.9% | -24.2% | -21.4% | -23.2% | -24.5% | -28.4% |
| 1992 | 263.2% | 19.3% | -8.5% | -17.4% | -24.4% | -21.2% | -22.9% | -24.6% | -29.2% |
| 1993 | 279.1% | 21.3% | -8.6% | -17.1% | -25.5% | -21.2% | -23.3% | -25.3% | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 298.4% | 19.9% | -9.3% | -17.7% | -25.9% | -21.4% | -23.3% | -25.6% | -34.0% |
| 1995 | 259.5% | 17.8% | -9.3% | -17.6% | -26.5% | -21.8% | -23.7% | -26.1% | -34.5% |
| 1996 | 248.7% | 18.7% | -8.7% | -17.9% | -26.6% | -21.3% | -23.7% | -26.3% | -34.4% |
| 1997 | 227.7% | 16.2% | -9.0% | -17.8% | -26.7% | -22.0% | -23.7% | -26.3% | -33.4% |
| 1998 | 203.2% | 15.7% | -8.8% | -17.6% | -26.3% | -21.8% | -23.7% | -26.2% | -32.1% |
| 1999 | 180.4% | 13.7% | -9.4% | -17.8% | -26.8% | -22.1% | -24.2% | -26.9% | -32.3% |
| 2000 | 183.3% | 15.0% | -9.0% | -17.6% | -26.8% | -22.0% | -23.9% | -26.8% | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 216.3% | 20.2% | -6.0% | -16.0% | -25.6% | -20.9% | -23.3% | -25.6% | -31.7% |
| 2002 | 239.8% | 25.0% | -4.0% | -15.2% | -24.8% | -19.9% | -22.6% | -25.0% | -31.5% |
| 2003 | 261.4% | 27.7% | -3.0% | -14.0% | -23.6% | -18.9% | -21.2% | -23.9% | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 255.8% | 26.5% | -3.4% | -14.2% | -23.9% | -18.8% | -21.6% | -24.3% | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 244.4% | 24.7% | -4.0% | -14.4% | -24.4% | -18.9% | -21.4% | -24.7% | -29.9% |
| 2006 | 235.1% | 24.0% | -3.8% | -14.4% | -24.4% | -18.9% | -21.5% | -24.7% | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 203.6% | 23.1% | -3.8% | -13.9% | -23.6% | -18.7% | -21.0% | -24.1% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 245.5% | 31.5% | 0.6% | -11.4% | -22.6% | -17.3% | -20.2% | -23.6% | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 322.1% | 44.7% | 4.9% | -9.8% | -21.9% | -16.4% | -19.4% | -23.0% | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 301.1% | 44.5% | 5.1% | -10.3% | -22.6% | -16.7% | -19.9% | -23.7% | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 310.5% | 42.6% | 5.0% | -10.2% | -22.1% | -16.1% | -19.4% | -23.0% | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 337.5% | 44.8% | 4.8% | -10.4% | -22.5% | -16.4% | -19.7% | -23.7% | -28.2% |
| 2013 | 304.5% | 41.4% | 2.5% | -12.1% | -24.9% | -18.3% | -21.6% | -25.0% | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 326.2% | 42.6% | 3.3% | -11.7% | -25.3% | -18.4% | -21.5% | -25.4% | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 318.0% | 42.5% | 3.6% | -11.7% | -25.3% | -18.7% | -21.6% | -25.4% | -32.9% |

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