Income in Canada exceeds United States at bottom of distribution, but this advantage has faded
Source: Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity analysis based on data from Statistics Canada; US Department of Commerce - Census Bureau, Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey.
Note: US$ converted to C$ using the bilateral 2005 household consumption expenditure PPP.
Note: US$ converted to C$ using the bilateral 2005 household consumption expenditure PPP.
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Income in Canada exceeds United States at bottom of distribution, but this advantage has faded
Report on Canada 2008 | Pages 8-11
Low income Canadian families at the 20th percentile of family income continue to out perform their US counterparts, but the margin is shrinking. In 1980, income for Canadian families at the 20th percentile exceeded that in the US group by $4,800 per family. In 2005, this lead had fallen to $2,350.
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