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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