Real Assets
Real Net Worth
Per-capita Net Worth
                   BALANCE SHEET OF HOUSEHOLDS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
                                   (trillions of dollars)

                                         Deposits Corporate             Non-
                                         & Credit Equities          corporate             Core
              Liabili-      Net     Real   Market & Mutual  Pension Business    Other      Net
Year   Assets     ties    Worth   Estate    Instr    Funds Reserves   Equity   Assets   Worth^
---- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1952    1.260    0.097    1.163    0.313    0.247    0.155    0.033    0.321    0.190    0.661
1953    1.307    0.110    1.197    0.334    0.262    0.150    0.039    0.321    0.201    0.674
1954    1.412    0.122    1.290    0.358    0.272    0.205    0.044    0.325    0.208    0.683
1955    1.545    0.144    1.402    0.392    0.290    0.256    0.052    0.334    0.221    0.702
1956    1.657    0.159    1.498    0.423    0.308    0.280    0.058    0.351    0.236    0.736
1957    1.704    0.171    1.533    0.449    0.326    0.253    0.065    0.363    0.248    0.766
1958    1.858    0.183    1.675    0.472    0.343    0.336    0.075    0.377    0.256    0.793
1959    1.969    0.206    1.763    0.499    0.367    0.373    0.085    0.378    0.267    0.806
1960    2.048    0.223    1.825    0.525    0.388    0.377    0.094    0.388    0.276    0.829
1961    2.224    0.241    1.983    0.554    0.409    0.466    0.107    0.405    0.282    0.855
1962    2.300    0.263    2.036    0.582    0.438    0.452    0.114    0.421    0.293    0.889
1963    2.434    0.292    2.142    0.607    0.470    0.495    0.128    0.426    0.308    0.912
1964    2.631    0.321    2.310    0.640    0.505    0.573    0.145    0.445    0.324    0.953
1965    2.843    0.351    2.492    0.673    0.544    0.651    0.162    0.471    0.342    1.007
1966    2.938    0.374    2.564    0.724    0.585    0.582    0.172    0.505    0.369    1.085
1967    3.255    0.398    2.857    0.769    0.636    0.725    0.196    0.529    0.400    1.167
1968    3.644    0.433    3.210    0.862    0.686    0.865    0.219    0.574    0.437    1.265
1969    3.695    0.461    3.233    0.940    0.733    0.713    0.231    0.609    0.469    1.349
1970    3.867    0.476    3.390    0.996    0.783    0.695    0.254    0.639    0.499    1.446
1971    4.276    0.523    3.753    1.096    0.854    0.797    0.293    0.706    0.530    1.567
1972    4.876    0.585    4.292    1.256    0.935    0.978    0.349    0.786    0.571    1.708
1973    5.106    0.652    4.454    1.435    1.030    0.738    0.358    0.923    0.623    1.924
1974    5.189    0.708    4.481    1.475    1.136    0.477    0.368    1.035    0.699    2.162
1975    5.865    0.763    5.102    1.639    1.237    0.623    0.467    1.134    0.765    2.373
1976    6.604    0.852    5.752    1.831    1.359    0.781    0.535    1.265    0.834    2.605
1977    7.258    0.983    6.275    2.156    1.488    0.677    0.590    1.429    0.918    2.852
1978    8.236    1.147    7.089    2.516    1.655    0.687    0.691    1.660    1.025    3.194
1979    9.499    1.319    8.180    2.957    1.854    0.820    0.801    1.928    1.139    3.602
1980   10.832    1.449    9.384    3.338    2.040    1.062    0.970    2.172    1.250    4.014
1981   11.681    1.561   10.121    3.725    2.267    0.958    1.064    2.331    1.337    4.375
1982   12.500    1.634   10.866    3.910    2.494    1.031    1.289    2.377    1.399    4.635
1983   13.514    1.802   11.712    4.092    2.762    1.187    1.536    2.440    1.497    4.898
1984   14.674    2.013   12.661    4.635    3.164    1.126    1.707    2.441    1.601    5.193
1985   16.489    2.363   14.126    5.215    3.483    1.443    2.088    2.500    1.760    5.380
1986   18.215    2.629   15.586    5.679    3.763    1.873    2.325    2.630    1.945    5.709
1987   19.515    2.837   16.679    6.213    4.085    1.887    2.502    2.690    2.138    6.076
1988   21.324    3.136   18.187    6.735    4.495    2.196    2.736    2.838    2.323    6.520
1989   23.330    3.446   19.883    7.276    4.762    2.660    3.167    2.960    2.505    6.781
1990   23.924    3.715   20.209    7.376    5.066    2.472    3.306    3.036    2.670    7.057
1991   25.748    3.929   21.820    7.563    5.149    3.402    3.822    3.000    2.811    7.032
1992   26.878    4.132   22.747    7.826    5.152    3.891    4.128    2.953    2.928    6.902
1993   28.465    4.397   24.068    8.063    5.068    4.531    4.603    3.084    3.116    6.871
1994   29.428    4.721   24.707    8.270    5.310    4.386    4.886    3.278    3.298    7.165
1995   32.646    5.055   27.591    8.768    5.523    5.691    5.695    3.483    3.486    7.436
1996   35.551    5.408   30.143    9.148    5.843    6.818    6.340    3.725    3.677    7.838
1997   39.633    5.759   33.874    9.711    5.961    8.785    7.301    3.978    3.897    8.077
1998   43.426    6.207   37.220   10.593    6.197   10.092    8.185    4.205    4.154    8.349
1999   48.865    6.777   42.088   11.510    6.497   12.822    9.192    4.403    4.441    8.565
2000   48.926    7.350   41.576   12.618    6.640   11.132    9.000    4.773    4.762    8.826
2001   48.590    7.909   40.680   13.710    6.855    9.555    8.572    4.876    5.023    8.844
2002   47.566    8.605   38.961   14.957    7.065    7.497    7.815    5.038    5.195    8.692
2003   53.436    9.494   43.942   16.442    7.472    9.403    9.214    5.387    5.518    8.883
2004   58.775   10.613   48.162   18.746    7.910   10.120   10.150    5.927    5.921    9.146
2005   62.485   11.399   51.086   20.778    8.240   10.210   10.439    6.648    6.171    9.659

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                   BALANCE SHEET OF HOUSEHOLDS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
                            (trillions of constant 2004 dollars)

                                         Deposits Corporate             Non-
                                         & Credit Equities          corporate             Core
              Liabili-      Net     Real   Market & Mutual  Pension Business    Other      Net
Year   Assets     ties    Worth   Estate    Instr    Funds Reserves   Equity   Assets   Worth^    CPI-U
---- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1952    9.035    0.698    8.337    2.245    1.773    1.111    0.240    2.305    1.362    4.742     26.6
1953    9.263    0.781    8.483    2.369    1.855    1.063    0.273    2.276    1.428    4.778     26.9
1954   10.084    0.874    9.210    2.555    1.946    1.464    0.313    2.321    1.486    4.879     26.7
1955   10.996    1.021    9.975    2.789    2.064    1.822    0.370    2.379    1.572    4.993     26.8
1956   11.446    1.097   10.348    2.924    2.130    1.935    0.402    2.423    1.631    5.087     27.6
1957   11.361    1.142   10.219    2.995    2.175    1.688    0.431    2.417    1.655    5.105     28.6
1958   12.217    1.205   11.012    3.101    2.256    2.206    0.493    2.480    1.681    5.212     29.0
1959   12.814    1.339   11.475    3.249    2.386    2.428    0.553    2.459    1.737    5.244     29.3
1960   13.108    1.429   11.678    3.363    2.486    2.411    0.601    2.483    1.764    5.304     29.8
1961   14.138    1.533   12.605    3.523    2.602    2.963    0.682    2.573    1.796    5.438     30.0
1962   14.425    1.651   12.774    3.648    2.748    2.836    0.713    2.642    1.837    5.576     30.4
1963   15.020    1.802   13.218    3.746    2.903    3.053    0.790    2.628    1.900    5.629     30.9
1964   16.084    1.963   14.121    3.911    3.089    3.500    0.885    2.720    1.979    5.825     31.2
1965   17.048    2.103   14.945    4.036    3.259    3.901    0.971    2.826    2.054    6.036     31.8
1966   17.029    2.167   14.862    4.199    3.392    3.374    1.000    2.925    2.139    6.289     32.9
1967   18.202    2.226   15.976    4.299    3.557    4.055    1.094    2.961    2.236    6.528     34.1
1968   19.518    2.321   17.197    4.619    3.676    4.633    1.172    3.077    2.342    6.774     35.6
1969   18.639    2.326   16.313    4.744    3.697    3.597    1.165    3.070    2.366    6.807     37.8
1970   18.526    2.282   16.244    4.772    3.754    3.329    1.216    3.063    2.393    6.927     39.8
1971   19.839    2.425   17.414    5.085    3.961    3.697    1.362    3.274    2.461    7.270     41.1
1972   21.828    2.617   19.211    5.624    4.187    4.377    1.564    3.521    2.556    7.646     42.6
1973   20.896    2.668   18.228    5.871    4.215    3.018    1.467    3.776    2.549    7.872     46.6
1974   18.993    2.590   16.403    5.399    4.158    1.745    1.345    3.787    2.558    7.913     52.1
1975   20.117    2.617   17.500    5.622    4.241    2.138    1.602    3.891    2.623    8.139     55.6
1976   21.528    2.778   18.750    5.969    4.430    2.546    1.742    4.122    2.719    8.493     58.5
1977   22.145    3.000   19.145    6.579    4.541    2.065    1.800    4.360    2.801    8.701     62.5
1978   22.995    3.201   19.793    7.026    4.621    1.918    1.930    4.636    2.863    8.919     68.3
1979   23.283    3.232   20.050    7.248    4.545    2.009    1.964    4.726    2.791    8.830     77.8
1980   23.744    3.175   20.568    7.316    4.472    2.329    2.126    4.760    2.741    8.798     87.0
1981   23.623    3.156   20.467    7.533    4.585    1.937    2.151    4.714    2.703    8.846     94.3
1982   24.374    3.187   21.187    7.624    4.863    2.011    2.514    4.635    2.727    9.038     97.8
1983   25.290    3.372   21.919    7.659    5.169    2.221    2.874    4.567    2.802    9.166    101.9
1984   26.524    3.638   22.886    8.378    5.719    2.036    3.086    4.413    2.893    9.387    105.5
1985   28.690    4.111   24.579    9.074    6.061    2.511    3.633    4.349    3.062    9.361    109.6
1986   31.237    4.509   26.728    9.739    6.453    3.212    3.987    4.510    3.336    9.790    111.2
1987   32.166    4.676   27.490   10.240    6.732    3.110    4.125    4.434    3.524   10.015    115.7
1988   33.579    4.939   28.640   10.606    7.079    3.458    4.308    4.470    3.658   10.268    121.1
1989   34.921    5.158   29.763   10.891    7.128    3.982    4.740    4.431    3.750   10.150    127.4
1990   33.896    5.263   28.633   10.450    7.177    3.502    4.683    4.301    3.783    9.998    134.6
1991   35.555    5.425   30.130   10.444    7.110    4.698    5.278    4.143    3.882    9.710    138.1
1992   35.944    5.525   30.419   10.466    6.890    5.203    5.520    3.949    3.916    9.230    142.6
1993   37.129    5.735   31.394   10.517    6.610    5.911    6.004    4.023    4.065    8.962    146.2
1994   37.339    5.990   31.349   10.493    6.738    5.566    6.199    4.158    4.185    9.091    150.3
1995   40.321    6.244   34.078   10.830    6.821    7.029    7.034    4.302    4.305    9.184    154.4
1996   42.612    6.482   36.130   10.965    7.003    8.172    7.599    4.465    4.408    9.394    159.1
1997   46.770    6.796   39.974   11.460    7.034   10.367    8.616    4.694    4.599    9.532    161.6
1998   50.404    7.204   43.200   12.295    7.193   11.714    9.500    4.880    4.822    9.691    164.3
1999   55.205    7.656   47.549   13.003    7.340   14.485   10.385    4.975    5.017    9.676    168.8
2000   53.285    8.005   45.280   13.742    7.232   12.124    9.802    5.199    5.187    9.612    175.1
2001   52.321    8.517   43.804   14.762    7.381   10.289    9.230    5.250    5.408    9.523    177.1
2002   49.922    9.032   40.891   15.698    7.414    7.868    8.202    5.287    5.453    9.123    181.7
2003   55.023    9.776   45.247   16.930    7.694    9.683    9.488    5.547    5.682    9.147    185.2
2004   58.775   10.613   48.162   18.746    7.910   10.120   10.150    5.927    5.921    9.146    190.7
2005   59.819   10.913   48.906   19.892    7.888    9.774    9.993    6.364    5.907    9.247    199.2

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                   BALANCE SHEET OF HOUSEHOLDS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
                      (thousands of constant 2004 dollars, per-capita)

                                         Deposits Corporate             Non-                            Year-end
                                         & Credit Equities          corporate             Core           Popula-
              Liabili-      Net     Real   Market & Mutual  Pension Business    Other      Net              tion
Year   Assets     ties    Worth   Estate    Instr    Funds Reserves   Equity   Assets   Worth^    CPI-U (million)
---- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1952   56.871    4.394   52.477   14.130   11.161    6.991    1.511   14.507    8.571   29.846     26.6    158.9
1953   57.322    4.831   52.491   14.661   11.477    6.576    1.689   14.081    8.838   29.565     26.9    161.6
1954   61.312    5.315   55.997   15.531   11.830    8.900    1.905   14.110    9.037   29.662     26.7    164.5
1955   65.679    6.100   59.580   16.661   12.326   10.885    2.209   14.209    9.389   29.825     26.8    167.4
1956   67.151    6.437   60.714   17.155   12.499   11.353    2.361   14.217    9.567   29.846     27.6    170.4
1957   65.507    6.583   58.924   17.269   12.543    9.735    2.483   13.937    9.540   29.437     28.6    173.4
1958   69.276    6.834   62.442   17.581   12.792   12.511    2.795   14.063    9.534   29.555     29.0    176.4
1959   71.485    7.470   64.015   18.126   13.313   13.548    3.087   13.719    9.693   29.254     29.3    179.3
1960   71.948    7.846   64.102   18.457   13.646   13.236    3.297   13.632    9.680   29.112     29.8    182.2
1961   76.377    8.283   68.094   19.032   14.056   16.005    3.682   13.900    9.700   29.374     30.0    185.1
1962   76.775    8.789   67.986   19.415   14.628   15.095    3.797   14.061    9.778   29.678     30.4    187.9
1963   78.817    9.455   69.362   19.659   15.235   16.022    4.144   13.789    9.969   29.537     30.9    190.6
1964   83.294   10.166   73.128   20.256   15.996   18.124    4.582   14.086   10.250   30.166     31.2    193.1
1965   87.233   10.761   76.472   20.653   16.677   19.961    4.971   14.463   10.508   30.887     31.8    195.4
1966   86.164   10.966   75.198   21.248   17.163   17.072    5.059   14.801   10.821   31.819     32.9    197.6
1967   91.144   11.149   79.996   21.527   17.811   20.305    5.478   14.827   11.197   32.685     34.1    199.7
1968   96.770   11.506   85.264   22.899   18.225   22.970    5.809   15.254   11.613   33.586     35.6    201.7
1969   91.427   11.410   80.017   23.270   18.136   17.643    5.715   15.059   11.604   33.389     37.8    203.9
1970   89.778   11.061   78.717   23.125   18.190   16.131    5.892   14.843   11.598   33.570     39.8    206.4
1971   95.024   11.617   83.407   24.357   18.970   17.707    6.523   15.680   11.788   34.821     41.1    208.8
1972  103.498   12.408   91.090   26.667   19.851   20.754    7.415   16.694   12.118   36.254     42.6    210.9
1973   98.157   12.535   85.623   27.577   19.801   14.178    6.891   17.736   11.975   36.977     46.6    212.9
1974   88.374   12.050   76.324   25.123   19.349    8.121    6.259   17.620   11.902   36.821     52.1    214.9
1975   92.703   12.058   80.645   25.907   19.544    9.852    7.381   17.930   12.088   37.504     55.6    217.0
1976   98.240   12.677   85.563   27.240   20.215   11.617    7.951   18.811   12.406   38.755     58.5    219.1
1977  100.016   13.550   86.467   29.714   20.509    9.325    8.129   19.691   12.649   39.299     62.5    221.4
1978  102.737   14.304   88.433   31.391   20.647    8.570    8.625   20.713   12.791   39.848     68.3    223.8
1979  102.843   14.278   88.565   32.013   20.076    8.876    8.674   20.875   12.329   39.001     77.8    226.4
1980  103.754   13.875   89.878   31.969   19.543   10.176    9.288   20.801   11.976   38.445     87.0    228.8
1981  102.229   13.657   88.572   32.599   19.843    8.382    9.307   20.400   11.698   38.284     94.3    231.1
1982  104.496   13.662   90.835   32.686   20.849    8.623   10.777   19.870   11.692   38.750     97.8    233.2
1983  107.469   14.328   93.141   32.544   21.965    9.437   12.212   19.406   11.905   38.948    101.9    235.3
1984  111.725   15.324   96.402   35.290   24.089    8.574   12.997   18.589   12.187   39.540    105.5    237.4
1985  119.763   17.161  102.602   37.877   25.300   10.483   15.166   18.155   12.782   39.076    109.6    239.6
1986  129.223   18.652  110.571   40.290   26.695   13.286   16.495   18.657   13.799   40.500    111.2    241.7
1987  131.875   19.169  112.706   41.983   27.602   12.752   16.910   18.179   14.448   41.060    115.7    243.9
1988  136.399   20.061  116.337   43.082   28.756   14.046   17.501   18.155   14.859   41.708    121.1    246.2
1989  140.394   20.738  119.656   43.786   28.656   16.008   19.056   17.813   15.075   40.806    127.4    248.7
1990  134.607   20.902  113.706   41.498   28.501   13.907   18.598   17.080   15.024   39.703    134.6    251.8
1991  139.326   21.258  118.068   40.926   27.861   18.410   20.683   16.233   15.212   38.049    138.1    255.2
1992  139.010   21.368  117.642   40.475   26.645   20.123   21.348   15.274   15.146   35.696    142.6    258.6
1993  141.798   21.902  119.896   40.164   25.246   22.574   22.931   15.362   15.523   34.228    146.2    261.8
1994  140.902   22.604  118.298   39.596   25.425   21.002   23.394   15.693   15.792   34.306    150.3    265.0
1995  150.390   23.288  127.102   40.393   25.440   26.218   26.236   16.046   16.057   34.256    154.4    268.1
1996  157.071   23.892  133.179   40.419   25.814   30.122   28.010   16.458   16.248   34.628    159.1    271.3
1997  170.374   24.755  145.619   41.745   25.625   37.765   31.385   17.101   16.753   34.723    161.6    274.5
1998  181.503   25.942  155.561   44.275   25.902   42.180   34.210   17.574   17.362   34.896    164.3    277.7
1999  196.586   27.263  169.324   46.304   26.137   51.583   36.981   17.715   17.867   34.456    168.8    280.8
2000  187.833   28.218  159.616   48.442   25.492   42.738   34.553   18.326   18.283   33.883    175.1    283.7
2001  182.718   29.743  152.975   51.554   25.776   35.932   32.233   18.335   18.887   33.255    177.1    286.3
2002  172.736   31.250  141.486   54.315   25.655   27.225   28.379   18.295   18.867   31.566    181.7    289.0
2003  188.639   33.516  155.124   58.043   26.378   33.195   32.527   19.018   19.479   31.359    185.2    291.7
2004  199.655   36.050  163.604   63.680   26.870   34.376   34.479   20.135   20.115   31.069    190.7    294.4
2005  201.811   36.817  164.994   67.108   26.612   32.976   33.715   21.471   19.929   31.195    199.2    296.4

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* 2005 is through the third quarter; all other years are through the end of the year.
^ Core Net Worth is Household Net Worth minus the more volatile sectors of Real
  estate, Corporate equities, Mutual Fund shares, and Pension fund reserves.

Note: All amounts except 2005 are at the end of the year; populations are calculated
      using mid-year values and interpolation.
Source: Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States, file btab100d.prn in zip file
        at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/Z1/Current/Disk/btabs.zip;
        Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), Bureau of Labor Statistics, online
        at http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CPIAUCNS/downloaddata;
        U.S. Bureau of the Census, International Data Base, can be accessed online
        at http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbagg.html

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