After adjusting for inflation, the average income of the top 5% of households grew by 38% from 1989 to 2013. By comparison, the average real income of the other 95% of households grew less than 10%.

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Adjusting After Average Comparison Grew Households Income Inflation Less Other Real Than Top

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