Table : TABLE 1 FUNCTIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME (ABSOLUTE DOLLARS IN BILLIONS, NUMBERS IN PARENTHESES ARE PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL INCOME)
| TABLE 1 | FUNCTIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME (ABSOLUTE DOLLARS IN BILLIONS, NUMBERS IN PARENTHESES ARE PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL INCOME) |
| Year | Wages | Proprietor’s Income | Rent | Corporate Profits | Net Interest |
| 1929 | 51.1 (60.3) | 14.9 (17.6) | 4.9 (5.8) | 9.2 (10.8) | 4.7 (5.5) |
| 1940 | 52.1 (65.4) | 12.9 (16.2) | 2.7 (3.4) | 8.7 (10.9) | 3.3 (4.1) |
| 1950 | 154.8 (65.5) | 38.4 (16.3) | 7.1 (3.0) | 33.7 (14.3) | 2.3 (1.0) |
| 1960 | 296.4 (69.4) | 51.9 (12.1) | 16.2 (3.8) | 52.3 (12.2) | 10.7 (2.5) |
| 1970 | 617.2 (73.7) | 79.8 (9.5) | 20.3 (2.4) | 81.6 (9.7) | 38.4 (4.6) |
| 1980 | 1651.7 (73.6) | 177.6 (7.9) | 31.3 (1.4) | 198.5 (8.8) | 183.9 (8.2) |
| 1990 | 3351.7 (72.2) | 381.0 (8.2) | 49.1 (1.1) | 408.6 (8.8) | 452.4 (9.7) |
| 2000 | 5715.2 (71.6) | 715.0 (9.0) | 141.6 (1.8) | 876.4 (11.0) | 532.7 (6.7) |
| 2010 | 8093.9 (69.3) | 1059.3 (9.1) | 425.0 (3.6) | 1435.1 (12.3) | 661.9 (5.7) |
| 2015 | 9737.1 (67.8) | 1400.1 (9.8) | 663.6 (4.6) | 2049.9 (14.3) | 508.3 (3.5) |