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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Christopher Rugaber

US household income rose slightly last year, roughly matching 2019 peak

Census-Income-Poverty - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, as stubbornly high inflation offset wage gains.

The report also showed that the highest-earning households received healthy inflation-adjusted income increases, while middle- and lower-income households saw little gains.

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