Capital gains are a principal source of wealth gains: Share of year-to-year growth in household net worth that is accounted by for capital gains, 1959–2016
| Date | Change in household net worth |
|---|---|
| 1959Q1 | 69.0% |
| 1959Q2 | 69.8% |
| 1959Q3 | 66.5% |
| 1959Q4 | 66.6% |
| 1960Q1 | 58.6% |
| 1960Q2 | 59.2% |
| 1960Q3 | 72.4% |
| 1960Q4 | 73.2% |
| 1961Q1 | 75.1% |
| 1961Q2 | 74.5% |
| 1961Q3 | 76.4% |
| 1961Q4 | 79.0% |
| 1962Q1 | 75.5% |
| 1962Q2 | 83.3% |
| 1962Q3 | 82.8% |
| 1962Q4 | 63.6% |
| 1963Q1 | 66.1% |
| 1963Q2 | 66.9% |
| 1963Q3 | 66.1% |
| 1963Q4 | 82.4% |
| 1964Q1 | 82.5% |
| 1964Q2 | 84.4% |
| 1964Q3 | 83.5% |
| 1964Q4 | 86.5% |
| 1965Q1 | 85.5% |
| 1965Q2 | 113.6% |
| 1965Q3 | 114.2% |
| 1965Q4 | 100.5% |
| 1966Q1 | 79.0% |
| 1966Q2 | 77.4% |
| 1966Q3 | 84.1% |
| 1966Q4 | 84.7% |
| 1967Q1 | 84.5% |
| 1967Q2 | 87.5% |
| 1967Q3 | 85.4% |
| 1967Q4 | 86.0% |
| 1968Q1 | 76.8% |
| 1968Q2 | 77.6% |
| 1968Q3 | 76.9% |
| 1968Q4 | 78.1% |
| 1969Q1 | 54.4% |
| 1969Q2 | 42.0% |
| 1969Q3 | 36.4% |
| 1969Q4 | 30.7% |
| 1970Q1 | 24.5% |
| 1970Q2 | 28.4% |
| 1970Q3 | 9.7% |
| 1970Q4 | 10.0% |
| 1971Q1 | 10.0% |
| 1971Q2 | 30.1% |
| 1971Q3 | 29.5% |
| 1971Q4 | 23.7% |
| 1972Q1 | 23.5% |
| 1972Q2 | 22.3% |
| 1972Q3 | 22.8% |
| 1972Q4 | 23.6% |
| 1973Q1 | 17.6% |
| 1973Q2 | 23.3% |
| 1973Q3 | 22.8% |
| 1973Q4 | 33.3% |
| 1974Q1 | 26.0% |
| 1974Q2 | 41.8% |
| 1974Q3 | 59.6% |
| 1974Q4 | 65.1% |
| 1975Q1 | 72.1% |
| 1975Q2 | 79.3% |
| 1975Q3 | 88.7% |
| 1975Q4 | 88.7% |
| 1976Q1 | 88.6% |
| 1976Q2 | 88.6% |
| 1976Q3 | 89.0% |
| 1976Q4 | 90.6% |
| 1977Q1 | 89.1% |
| 1977Q2 | 89.6% |
| 1977Q3 | 90.0% |
| 1977Q4 | 90.0% |
| 1978Q1 | 88.7% |
| 1978Q2 | 95.0% |
| 1978Q3 | 98.1% |
| 1978Q4 | 97.6% |
| 1979Q1 | 88.5% |
| 1979Q2 | 95.6% |
| 1979Q3 | 87.5% |
| 1979Q4 | 82.8% |
| 1980Q1 | 82.6% |
| 1980Q2 | 82.7% |
| 1980Q3 | 82.7% |
| 1980Q4 | 70.4% |
| 1981Q1 | 69.8% |
| 1981Q2 | 69.9% |
| 1981Q3 | 64.9% |
| 1981Q4 | 64.9% |
| 1982Q1 | 62.4% |
| 1982Q2 | 61.9% |
| 1982Q3 | 60.2% |
| 1982Q4 | 61.0% |
| 1983Q1 | 61.1% |
| 1983Q2 | 61.3% |
| 1983Q3 | 58.2% |
| 1983Q4 | 55.1% |
| 1984Q1 | 54.4% |
| 1984Q2 | 52.3% |
| 1984Q3 | 51.5% |
| 1984Q4 | 50.2% |
| 1985Q1 | 49.9% |
| 1985Q2 | 50.4% |
| 1985Q3 | 49.2% |
| 1985Q4 | 49.4% |
| 1986Q1 | 49.1% |
| 1986Q2 | 49.7% |
| 1986Q3 | 46.3% |
| 1986Q4 | 51.1% |
| 1987Q1 | 52.1% |
| 1987Q2 | 54.8% |
| 1987Q3 | 56.3% |
| 1987Q4 | 62.4% |
| 1988Q1 | 62.1% |
| 1988Q2 | 62.9% |
| 1988Q3 | 62.6% |
| 1988Q4 | 64.9% |
| 1989Q1 | 67.8% |
| 1989Q2 | 69.3% |
| 1989Q3 | 71.5% |
| 1989Q4 | 71.1% |
| 1990Q1 | 66.5% |
| 1990Q2 | 66.1% |
| 1990Q3 | 70.2% |
| 1990Q4 | 70.5% |
| 1991Q1 | 69.8% |
| 1991Q2 | 56.2% |
| 1991Q3 | 55.8% |
| 1991Q4 | 59.1% |
| 1992Q1 | 54.5% |
| 1992Q2 | 44.5% |
| 1992Q3 | 43.5% |
| 1992Q4 | 44.1% |
| 1993Q1 | 38.6% |
| 1993Q2 | 38.0% |
| 1993Q3 | 37.5% |
| 1993Q4 | 38.3% |
| 1994Q1 | 30.5% |
| 1994Q2 | 28.7% |
| 1994Q3 | 28.2% |
| 1994Q4 | 26.5% |
| 1995Q1 | 27.0% |
| 1995Q2 | 33.1% |
| 1995Q3 | 34.4% |
| 1995Q4 | 30.3% |
| 1996Q1 | 30.3% |
| 1996Q2 | 30.7% |
| 1996Q3 | 44.6% |
| 1996Q4 | 44.4% |
| 1997Q1 | 44.2% |
| 1997Q2 | 50.0% |
| 1997Q3 | 60.3% |
| 1997Q4 | 61.1% |
| 1998Q1 | 61.7% |
| 1998Q2 | 62.4% |
| 1998Q3 | 65.5% |
| 1998Q4 | 66.7% |
| 1999Q1 | 66.5% |
| 1999Q2 | 75.9% |
| 1999Q3 | 80.6% |
| 1999Q4 | 81.6% |
| 2000Q1 | 83.9% |
| 2000Q2 | 84.7% |
| 2000Q3 | 85.8% |
| 2000Q4 | 88.0% |
| 2001Q1 | 90.2% |
| 2001Q2 | 91.9% |
| 2001Q3 | 93.3% |
| 2001Q4 | 94.1% |
| 2002Q1 | 94.8% |
| 2002Q2 | 96.2% |
| 2002Q3 | 96.5% |
| 2002Q4 | 96.2% |
| 2003Q1 | 96.1% |
| 2003Q2 | 96.3% |
| 2003Q3 | 97.3% |
| 2003Q4 | 95.7% |
| 2004Q1 | 94.8% |
| 2004Q2 | 96.1% |
| 2004Q3 | 95.3% |
| 2004Q4 | 93.2% |
| 2005Q1 | 92.8% |
| 2005Q2 | 92.8% |
| 2005Q3 | 93.2% |
| 2005Q4 | 92.3% |
| 2006Q1 | 90.3% |
| 2006Q2 | 88.9% |
| 2006Q3 | 89.6% |
| 2006Q4 | 88.8% |
| 2007Q1 | 87.9% |
| 2007Q2 | 92.2% |
| 2007Q3 | 108.4% |
| 2007Q4 | 109.9% |
| 2008Q1 | 111.6% |
| 2008Q2 | 114.2% |
| 2008Q3 | 115.5% |
| 2008Q4 | 116.3% |
| 2009Q1 | 118.0% |
| 2009Q2 | 119.2% |
| 2009Q3 | 119.2% |
| 2009Q4 | 118.4% |
| 2010Q1 | 117.1% |
| 2010Q2 | 118.6% |
| 2010Q3 | 118.5% |
| 2010Q4 | 117.8% |
| 2011Q1 | 117.3% |
| 2011Q2 | 114.3% |
| 2011Q3 | 116.0% |
| 2011Q4 | 114.4% |
| 2012Q1 | 114.5% |
| 2012Q2 | 109.7% |
| 2012Q3 | 106.5% |
| 2012Q4 | 88.7% |
| 2013Q1 | 86.5% |
| 2013Q2 | 84.9% |
| 2013Q3 | 83.8% |
| 2013Q4 | 82.1% |
| 2014Q1 | 80.5% |
| 2014Q2 | 79.1% |
| 2014Q3 | 74.7% |
| 2014Q4 | 73.2% |
| 2015Q1 | 73.4% |
| 2015Q2 | 76.0% |
| 2015Q3 | 76.3% |
| 2015Q4 | 75.5% |
| 2016Q1 | 73.4% |
| 2016Q2 | 74.1% |
| 2016Q3 | 77.4% |
| 2016Q4 | 75.1% |
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Author’s analysis of data from the Financial Accounts of the United States (FAUS) from the Federal Reserve Board.