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Latin America (11 countries): Urban Income Distribution
(Around 1992)

Argentina
(1992)
a/ 		Bolivia
(1992) b/ 		Brazil
(1990)
c/ 		Chile
(1994)
c/ 		Costa Rica
(1992)
c/ 		Honduras
(1992)
c/ 		Mexico
(1992)
c/ 		Panama
(1991)
c/ 		Paraguay
(1992)
d/ 		Uruguay
(1992)
e/ 		Venezuela
(1992)
c/
Poorest 40 %15.2%13.0%9.6%13.1%17.0%13.2%16.6%12.9%16.2%21.9%16.4%
Next 30% 25.0%21.3%19.3%20.2%27.8%22.2%22.1%24.3%24.8%26.2%26.2%
20% below richest 10%28.2%25.7%29.4%25.7%28.3%29.2%26.5%28.6%29.8%26.0%29.3%
Richest 10% 31.6%40.0%41.7%41.0%26.9%35.4%34.8%34.2%29.2%25.9%28.1%

Source: ECLAC, on de basis of special tabulations of data from ongoing household surveys in the countries. For Mexico, the data are taken from the national household income and expenditure survey.
a/ Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
b/ Eight departmental capitals and El Alto. They city of Cobija was not included.
c/ Urban total.
d/ Asunción. metropolitana area.
e/ Montevideo and urban interior.
f/ Refers to the income distribution share of urban households classified by per capita income.

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