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INCOME DISTRIBUTION

Share of

Country

Year of

data

DISTRIBUTION

OF PRE TAX

POINTS FOR loveholds income held by Top 20% 21-40% 41-60% 61-80% 81-100% (Richest 20%)

(Poorest 20%.)

TOTAL. PERSONAL INCOME BY HOUSEHOLDS

LORENZ CURVES useholds pankeit by

income trichest first

'Grini coefficient

FOR

TWO COUNTRIES

UK

1974

40.1 24.4 18.1 11-9

5.5

34.8

1971

39.4

24-3

18.1

12.4

5-8

33.7

JAPAN

HONG KONG

1971

46.2

22-8

16.3

10.9

3.8

40.7

1976

49

22

13

10

6

43

Do not know

whether Hong Kong figures are

a) pre- or b) total or

post-tax

pearned household's income

Sources:

8

Table 142 Distribution of Income in 3 countries" published by Royal Commission of Distribution of Income

& Wealth

Background paper no. 4

Hong Kong figures, Note from Financial Secretary Hong Kong to Mr. J. Stewart of 10/5/77

data collected by the 1976 By Census

13/4/78

2

Mark Hull Economists Dept.

Summa

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