Large losses in household wealth, deleveraging from unsustainable debt, weak wage growth, and a decline in labor’s share of national income to a historic low have combined to constrain consumption growth. Real median household income is still nearly 7% below its 2007 peak, real median household net worth dropped by 35% between 2005 and 2010 (and remains significantly below its pre-recession peak), and about 90% of the income gains during the recovery have gone to the top 1%.
家庭财富的巨大损失、在不可持续的债务水平上的去杠杆化过程、疲软的工资增长以及劳动收入占国民收入比重降至历史低点，这些因素形成的合力约束了消费增长。真实中位家庭收入仍比2007年的峰值低7%，真实中位家庭净财富在2005—2010年间下跌了35%（目前仍显著低于危机前峰值），复苏期间90%的收入增长流入了最顶层1%人的腰包。