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Table 8-3
Average income and income shares by after-tax income quintiles, showing different income concepts, Canada — Average total income

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Average total income
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
  2007 constant dollars
Average total income  
All family units  
Total 59,700 61,300 63,100 64,000 64,000 63,700 64,800 65,400 66,900 68,800
Lowest quintile 12,200 12,500 13,200 13,200 13,600 13,600 13,500 13,400 14,100 14,800
Second quintile 28,600 29,700 30,400 31,100 31,200 31,000 31,300 31,500 32,500 33,500
Third quintile 47,000 48,600 49,200 50,100 49,900 50,000 50,400 51,300 52,400 53,500
Fourth quintile 72,300 73,800 75,300 76,100 75,900 75,900 76,900 78,000 79,500 81,100
Highest quintile 138,300 141,600 147,200 149,700 149,700 148,100 152,000 152,600 156,000 161,400
Economic families, two persons or more  
Total 74,200 75,800 78,600 79,800 79,600 79,000 80,900 81,700 83,500 86,300
Lowest quintile 22,200 23,100 24,400 24,400 24,100 24,400 24,800 25,100 26,500 27,900
Second quintile 42,300 44,200 44,800 45,800 45,600 45,400 46,100 47,200 48,300 49,600
Third quintile 62,800 64,300 65,600 66,700 66,200 66,300 67,200 68,100 69,600 71,300
Fourth quintile 87,100 89,100 91,000 91,700 92,100 91,800 93,400 95,100 96,600 99,700
Highest quintile 156,700 158,200 167,400 170,600 170,300 167,300 173,300 172,900 176,500 183,100
Unattached individuals  
Total 29,400 31,200 31,200 32,100 32,700 33,300 33,200 33,600 35,000 35,700
Lowest quintile 6,700 6,600 7,000 7,100 7,600 7,600 7,200 7,400 7,400 8,000
Second quintile 14,800 15,200 15,400 15,900 16,500 16,300 16,300 16,100 16,700 17,200
Third quintile 21,800 22,600 23,500 24,400 25,300 24,900 25,200 24,900 25,900 26,600
Fourth quintile 35,200 36,100 36,800 38,000 38,600 38,800 39,100 39,000 40,600 41,300
Highest quintile 68,400 75,500 73,400 75,000 75,700 79,100 78,100 80,600 84,400 85,200
  percent
Income shares  
All family units  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Second quintile 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Third quintile 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
Fourth quintile 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24
Highest quintile 46 46 47 47 47 46 47 47 47 47
Economic families, two persons or more  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Second quintile 11 12 11 12 12 12 11 12 12 12
Third quintile 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16
Fourth quintile 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23
Highest quintile 42 42 43 43 43 42 43 42 42 42
Unattached individuals  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Lowest quintile 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4
Second quintile 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Third quintile 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Fourth quintile 24 23 24 24 24 23 24 23 23 23
Highest quintile 46 48 47 47 46 48 47 48 48 48
Date Modified: 2009-06-03

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