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Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of All Households:
1967 to 2008 (Nominal $)
$200,000

$180,000

$160,000

$140,000

$120,000

$100,000

$80,000

$60,000

$40,000

$20,000

$0
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Lowest Second Third Fourth Lower limit of top 5 percent
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Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of All Households:
1967 to 2008 (Adj 08 $)
$200,000

$180,000

$160,000

$140,000

$120,000

$100,000

$80,000

$60,000

$40,000

$20,000

$0
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Lowest Second Third Fourth Lower limit of top 5 percent
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Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of All Households
YOY % Change 1967 to 2008 (Adj 08 $)
8%

6%

4%

2%

0%
1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007

-2%

-4%

-6%
Lowest Second Third Fourth Lower limit of top 5 percent
 50

0
100
150
200
250
1913
1915
1918
1920
1923
1925
1928
1930
1933
1935
1938
1940
1943
1945
1948
1950
1953
1955
1958
1960
1963
1913-2008

1965
1968
1970
1973
1975
1978
1980
1983
1985
1988
1990
1993
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1995
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items (CPIAUCNS),

1998
2000
2003
2005
2008
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Income Limits for Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of All Households
YOY % Change 1967 to 2008 (Adj 08 $)
15%

Note that inflation on average is increasing

noticeably faster then incomes. This represents a
10% net decrease in purchasing power for the majority
of individuals.

5%

0%
1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007

-5%

-10%
Lowest Second Third Fourth Lower limit of top 5 percent CPI
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Table H-2. Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of
Households, All Races: 1967 to 2008
60.0%

50.0%

40.0%

30.0%

20.0%

10.0%

0.0%

Lowest fifth Second fifth Third fifth Fourth fifth Highest fifth Top 5 percent
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FHFA NJ State HPI (Real)

700

600
FHFA NJ State HPI

500

400

300

200
1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009

FHFA NJ State HPI Real (09 Adj) Linear (FHFA NJ State HPI Real (09 Adj))
 50
100
150
200
250
300
350

0
50
100
150
200
250
0
1967 1967
1968 1968
1969 1969
1970 1970
1971 1971
1972 1972
1974 1974
1975 1975
1976 1976
1977 1977
1978 1978
1979 1979
1981 1981
1982 1982
1983 1983
1984 1984
1985 1985
1986 1986
Adj Current $

Adj Current $
1988 1988
1989 1989
1990 1990
1991 1991
Nominal $

Nominal $
1992 1992
1993 1993
1995 1995
Producer Price Index: Finished Goods

1996 1996
Producer Price Index: Finished Consumer Foods

1997 1997
1998 1998
1999 1999
2000 2000
2002 2002
2003 2003
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2004 2004
2005 2005
2006 2006
2007 2007
2009 2009
 100
120
140

0
20
40
60
80
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
Adj Current $

1987
1988
1989
1991
Nominal $

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Producer Price Index: Fuels & Related Products & Power

1999
2000
2001
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2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
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FHFA NJ State HPI (Real)

700

600
FHFA NJ State HPI

500

400

300

200
197519771979198119831985198719891991
1991199319951997199920012003200520072009

FHFA NJ State HPI Real (09 Adj)

Linear (FHFA NJ State HPI Real (09 Adj))