Table 1
Income, consumption and saving, average value per household, by income quintile, 2019 to third quarter 2020, Canada
| 2019 | Quarter 1 2020 | Quarter 2 2020 | Quarter 3 2020 | Q1 2020/2019 | Q2 2020/Q1 2020 | Q3 2020/Q2 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dollars | dollars | dollars | dollars | % difference | % difference | % difference | |
| Household disposable income | 81,351 | 19,958 | 22,755 | 23,576 | -1.9 | 14.0 | 3.6 |
| Lowest income quintile | 25,430 | 6,129 | 8,187 | 8,386 | -3.6 | 33.6 | 2.4 |
| Second income quintile | 52,011 | 12,847 | 15,919 | 15,798 | -1.2 | 23.9 | -0.8 |
| Third income quintile | 71,153 | 17,648 | 20,655 | 21,109 | -0.8 | 17.0 | 2.2 |
| Fourth income quintile | 95,200 | 23,188 | 26,178 | 27,392 | -2.6 | 12.9 | 4.6 |
| Highest income quintile | 162,963 | 39,979 | 42,837 | 45,198 | -1.9 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Compensation of employees | 74,834 | 18,646 | 17,303 | 18,555 | -0.3 | -7.2 | 7.2 |
| Lowest income quintile | 10,980 | 2,644 | 2,338 | 2,596 | -3.7 | -11.6 | 11.0 |
| Second income quintile | 33,699 | 8,228 | 7,366 | 8,167 | -2.3 | -10.5 | 10.9 |
| Third income quintile | 62,253 | 15,418 | 14,059 | 15,148 | -0.9 | -8.8 | 7.7 |
| Fourth income quintile | 100,049 | 24,870 | 23,101 | 24,869 | -0.6 | -7.1 | 7.7 |
| Highest income quintile | 167,190 | 42,069 | 39,652 | 41,994 | 0.6 | -5.7 | 5.9 |
| Net mixed income | 13,081 | 3,112 | 2,918 | 3,924 | -4.8 | -6.2 | 34.5 |
| Lowest income quintile | 4,509 | 1,026 | 768 | 1,646 | -9.0 | -25.1 | 114.3 |
| Second income quintile | 9,204 | 2,164 | 2,022 | 2,805 | -6.0 | -6.6 | 38.7 |
| Third income quintile | 11,613 | 2,732 | 2,494 | 3,636 | -5.9 | -8.7 | 45.8 |
| Fourth income quintile | 15,021 | 3,582 | 3,437 | 4,419 | -4.6 | -4.0 | 28.6 |
| Highest income quintile | 25,057 | 6,056 | 5,869 | 7,112 | -3.3 | -3.1 | 21.2 |
| Current transfers received | 22,348 | 6,083 | 9,587 | 7,759 | 8.9 | 57.6 | -19.1 |
| Lowest income quintile | 19,106 | 4,969 | 7,234 | 6,252 | 4.0 | 45.6 | -13.6 |
| Second income quintile | 24,061 | 6,449 | 10,102 | 8,182 | 7.2 | 56.6 | -19.0 |
| Third income quintile | 24,142 | 6,611 | 10,646 | 8,355 | 9.5 | 61.0 | -21.5 |
| Fourth income quintile | 22,101 | 5,904 | 10,015 | 7,686 | 6.9 | 69.6 | -23.3 |
| Highest income quintile | 22,331 | 6,480 | 9,937 | 8,323 | 16.1 | 53.3 | -16.2 |
| Household final consumption expenditure | 83,043 | 19,388 | 17,903 | 20,488 | -6.6 | -7.7 | 14.4 |
| Lowest income quintile | 52,733 | 15,050 | 13,932 | 15,660 | 14.2 | -7.4 | 12.4 |
| Second income quintile | 63,448 | 15,460 | 14,580 | 16,415 | -2.5 | -5.7 | 12.6 |
| Third income quintile | 76,738 | 18,285 | 17,095 | 19,484 | -4.7 | -6.5 | 14.0 |
| Fourth income quintile | 92,381 | 21,124 | 19,531 | 22,436 | -8.5 | -7.5 | 14.9 |
| Highest income quintile | 129,915 | 27,023 | 24,377 | 28,446 | -16.8 | -9.8 | 16.7 |
| 2019 | Quarter 1 2020 | Quarter 2 2020 | Quarter 3 2020 | Q1 2020 - 2019 | Q2 2020 - Q1 2020 | Q3 2020 - Q2 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dollars | dollars | dollars | dollars | dollar difference | dollar difference | dollar difference | |
| Household net saving | 1,157 | 1,112 | 5,762 | 3,633 | 823 | 4,650 | -2,129 |
| Lowest income quintile | -27,426 | -8,942 | -5,803 | -7,366 | -2,085 | 3,139 | -1,563 |
| Second income quintile | -12,035 | -2,873 | 1,195 | -881 | 136 | 4,068 | -2,076 |
| Third income quintile | -4,156 | -483 | 4,077 | 1,805 | 556 | 4,560 | -2,272 |
| Fourth income quintile | 8,948 | 3,562 | 8,734 | 6,440 | 1,325 | 5,172 | -2,294 |
| Highest income quintile | 40,454 | 14,296 | 20,606 | 18,166 | 4,182 | 6,310 | -2,440 |
Note(s):
- The household groupings are fixed to the 2019 distributions of household economic accounts.
- All dollar values are expressed in nominal, unadjusted rates. Dollar estimates for 2019 are expressed at annual rates, while estimates for the first to the third quarter of 2020 are expressed at quarterly rates.
- Difference calculations for "Q1 2020/2019" and "Q1 2020 - 2019" are based on quarterized values for 2019.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, National Economic Accounts Division, distributions of household economic accounts, sub-annual experimental estimates.
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