Aggregate numbers mask how growth is distributed

Per capita annual real National Income growth, 1963-2014

5.0%

2.5

0

−2.5

−5.0

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

5.0%

2.5

0

−2.5

−5.0

1965

1970

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Guardian graphic. Sources: Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, and Gabriel Zucman, 'Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Estimates for the United States,' The Quarterly Journal of Economics 133, no. 2 (May 1, 2018): 553–609