national income
noun
: the aggregate of earnings from a nation's current production including compensation of employees, interest, rental income, and profits of business after taxes
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The stock market has hit high after high, while workers’ share of national income is at its lowest point in at least 75 years.
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Matt Helmer, Fortune, 23 May 2026
But voters and residents are not tabulating a national income accounting exercise when a project appears down the road.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
For decades, the thinking goes, corporations have captured a larger share of national income at workers’ expense.
—Scott Lincicome, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
For much of the Cold War, Britain was spending between 4% and 8% of its annual national income on its military.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Matt Helmer, Fortune, 23 May 2026
But voters and residents are not tabulating a national income accounting exercise when a project appears down the road.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
For decades, the thinking goes, corporations have captured a larger share of national income at workers’ expense.
—Scott Lincicome, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
For much of the Cold War, Britain was spending between 4% and 8% of its annual national income on its military.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“National income.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20income. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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