Table 1
Per capita household net worth, assets and liabilities, Canada and the United States, selected items, 2012

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Table 1
Per capita household net worth, assets and liabilities, Canada and the United States, selected items, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Per capita household net worth United States, Canada and Canada/
United States, calculated using US$
per capita, CAN$
per capita, ratio
(PPP-adjusted), millions and ratio (population) units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  United States Canada Canada/
United States
US$
per capita		 CAN$
per capita		 CAN$
per capita		 ratio
(PPP-adjusted)
Total assets 287,500 340,500 255,800 0.75
Non-financial assets 111,900 132,600 117,800 0.89
Real estate 91,200 108,100 101,800 0.94
Consumer durables 15,400 18,300 15,100 0.83
Other 5,300 6,200 900 0.15
Financial assets 175,500 207,900 138,100 0.66
Currency and deposits 32,100 38,000 34,500 0.91
Bonds 18,200 21,600 2,600 0.12
Shares 50,000 59,200 49,300 0.83
Life insurance and pensions 61,300 72,600 47,200 0.65
Other 14,000 16,600 4,500 0.27
Liabilities 61,800 73,200 50,500 0.69
Consumer credit 9,300 11,000 7,600 0.69
Loans 5,400 6,400 3,400 0.53
Mortgages 39,500 46,700 37,900 0.81
Other 7,600 9,000 1,600 0.18
Net worth 225,700 267,300 205,400 0.77
Personal disposable income 39,000 46,200 30,700 0.66
    millions ratio (population)
Population 314 314 35 0.11
Notes: PPP stands for purchasing power parity. Authors' calculations. U.S. Figures converted to comparable Canadian values using PPP estimates.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian National Balance Sheet Accounts; and U.S. Federal Reserve, Flow of Funds Accounts.
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