The income gap reached a record high in the first quarter of 2025; the highest income households gained from investments, while the lowest income households' wages declined. Lower borrowing costs and easing inflationary pressures facilitated household saving and debt management, while declining real estate values weighed on the average wealth of younger age groups and the least wealthy.
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