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Table H.1 National balance sheet accounts

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  First quarter 2008 Second quarter 2008 Third quarter 2008 Fourth quarter 2008 First quarter 2009 Second quarter 2009 First quarter to second quarter 2009
  Market value, not seasonally adjusted
  $ billions Change in $ billions
National net worth1 5,728 5,792 5,942 6,030 6,005 5,937 -68
  1.5 1.1 2.6 1.5 -0.4 -1.1 ...
National weath1 5,741 5,845 5,958 5,976 5,970 5,942 -28
  1.4 1.8 1.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 ...

Net foreign debt

-13 -53 -15 54 35 -4 -39
National net worth, by sector              
Personal Sector 5,835 5,964 5,789 5,526 5,463 5,604 141
Corporate sector -92 -185 153 528 609 401 -208
Government sector -16 13 0 -24 -67 -68 -1
  $ Change in dollars
National net worth per capita 172,600 173,900 177,700 180,000 178,800 176,100 -2,700
1. The first line is the series itself expressed in billions of dollars. The second line is the period-to-period percentage change.