Text table 4. Aggregate pretax income and ratios for Current Population Survey (CPS) and for three alternative measures of
Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), by total and source of income, 2002–07
[In billions of dollars]
Wage and salary
income
Total
Year and survey
Aggregate
CE/CPS
ratio
Aggregate
CE/CPS
ratio
Nonfarm selfemployment income
Aggregate
CE/CPS
ratio
Social Security and
Railroad Retirement
income
Aggregate
CE/CPS
ratio
2002
CPS..............................................
6,515.7
5,078.4
302.6
389.8
CE, reference year 2002..............
4,629.0
71.0
3,736.3
73.6
197.8
65.4
312.9
80.3
CE, January 2003.........................
4,858.1
74.6
3,880.9
76.4
204.3
67.5
299.1
76.7
CE, October 2002 - April 2003.....
4,838.7
74.3
3,890.2
76.6
198.6
65.6
315.9
81.0
2003
CPS..............................................
6,707.2
CE, reference year 2003..............
5,007.9
5,157.1
74.7
4,042.1
331.6
78.4
194.6
410.1
58.7
325.4
79.3
CE, January 2004.........................
5,328.2
79.4
4,295.7
83.3
210.7
63.5
343.8
83.8
CE, October 2003 - April 2004.....
5,109.5
76.2
4,125.7
80.0
194.3
58.6
334.7
81.6
2004
CPS..............................................
6,939.6
CE, reference year 2004..............
6,322.2
5,346.6
91.1
5,021.3
321.7
93.9
338.4
431.8
105.2
400.0
92.6
CE, January 2005.........................
6,689.9
96.4
5,119.7
95.8
566.6
176.1
431.0
99.8
CE, October 2004 - April 2005.....
6,636.6
95.6
5,206.3
97.4
435.1
135.2
411.4
95.3
2005
CPS..............................................
7,352.4
CE, reference year 2005..............
6,872.5
93.5
5,432.6
96.5
430.1
117.4
431.0
96.0
CE, January 2006.........................
6,872.1
93.5
5,394.3
95.8
558.5
152.4
441.1
98.2
CE, October 2005 - April 2006.....
6,940.3
94.4
5,522.8
98.1
423.4
115.5
441.9
98.4
5,630.6
366.5
449.2
2006
CPS..............................................
7,800.6
CE, reference year 2006..............
7,170.8
91.9
5,718.6
95.8
414.0
101.5
446.0
94.6
CE, January 2007.........................
7,332.3
94.0
5,994.1
100.4
445.0
109.1
409.1
86.8
CE, October 2006 - April 2007.....
7,286.8
93.4
5,815.2
97.5
380.1
93.2
452.2
95.9
5,967.4
407.7
471.5
2007
CPS..............................................
8,013.6
CE, reference year 2007..............
7,559.1
6,141.5
94.3
390.6
6,047.3
98.5
390.8
500.2
100.1
464.6
92.9
CE, January 2008.........................
7,674.0
95.8
6,179.7
100.6
307.2
78.7
462.8
92.5
CE, October 2007 - April 2008.....
7,610.1
95.0
6,094.2
99.2
369.3
94.6
483.8
96.7
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Text table 4. Continued—Aggregate prHtax income and ratios for Current Population Survey (CPS) and for three alternative
measures of Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE), by total and source of income, 2002–07
[In billions of dollars]
Pensions and annuities
Dividends, rents, royalties,
and
estates and trusts
Interest
Year and survey
Aggregate
CE/CPS
ratio
Aggregate
CE/CPS
ratio
Aggregate
CE/CPS
ratio
2002
CPS.................................................
262.5
CE, reference year 2002.................
178.7
145.4
68.1
36.9
119.7
25.4
50.3
42.1
CE, January 2003............................
217.4
82.8
39.8
27.4
48.9
40.9
CE, October 2002 - April 2003........
203.4
77.5
41.7
28.7
57.3
47.8
2003
CPS.................................................
276.3
148.3
152.4
CE, reference year 2003.................
226.3
81.9
47.9
32.3
60.7
39.8
CE, January 2004............................
252.6
91.5
38.2
25.7
63.2
41.5
CE, October 2003 - April 2004........
231.8
83.9
43.4
29.2
65.6
43.0
2004
CPS.................................................
291.9
163.2
157.0
CE, reference year 2004.................
280.1
96.0
59.0
36.2
85.3
54.3
CE, January 2005............................
300.0
102.8
59.0
36.1
50.6
32.2
CE, October 2004 - April 2005........
316.3
108.3
49.8
30.5
81.0
51.6
2005
CPS.................................................
310.3
CE, reference year 2005.................
290.4
186.9
93.6
61.9
169.8
33.1
99.9
58.8
CE, January 2006............................
268.1
86.4
37.6
20.1
45.1
26.6
CE, October 2005 - April 2006........
291.1
93.8
61.3
32.8
71.9
42.3
2006
CPS.................................................
314.9
229.2
186.7
CE, reference year 2006.................
283.5
90.0
69.7
30.4
106.9
57.3
CE, January 2007............................
213.6
67.8
66.8
29.1
80.1
42.9
CE, October 2006 - April 2007........
302.6
96.1
85.7
37.4
109.5
58.6
2007
CPS.................................................
323.3
CE, reference year 2007.................
302.0
93.4
97.0
39.9
112.8
59.1
CE, January 2008............................
338.8
104.8
112.6
46.4
137.0
71.7
CE, October 2007 - April 2008........
300.1
92.8
94.9
39.1
109.7
57.4
242.8
14
191.0