New estimates derived from the Census Bureau's Current
Population Survey by Sentier Research indicate that the real
(inflation-adjusted) median annual household income in America has fallen by
4.4 percent during the "recovery," after having fallen by 1.8 during
the recession. During the recession, the median American household income
fell by $1,002 (from $55,480 to $54,478). During the recovery—that is, from the
officially defined end of the recession (in June 2009) to the most recent month
for which figures are available (June 2013)—the median American household
income has fallen by $2,380 (from $54,478 to $52,098). So the typical
American household is making almost $2,400 less per year (in constant 2013
dollars) than it was four years ago, when the Obama "recovery" began." (Thanks to the Weekly Standard for this report).
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