If it occurs, it will cut the nominal incomes of those (companies, public-sector bodies) that have to fund future pensions, creating another potential gap between assets and liabilities.

通货紧缩发生时，那些资助未来退休金的公司和公共实体的名义收入会减少，这引发了在资产和负债之间的另一个潜在的缺口。

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So, bearing this in mind, if we compare the incomes of the top and bottom fifths, we see a ratio of 15 to 1. If we turn to consumption, the gap declines to around 4 to 1.

当我们知道这些之后，如果再去比较最高和最低的5%的家庭的收入，我们得到一个比例15:1。

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In poor countries, widening income inequality takes the form of a gap between city and country: incomes have been rising faster for urban dwellers than for rural ones.

在贫穷国家，不断加大的收入不公平以城乡鸿沟的方式出现：城市居民的收入增长得比农村居民快。

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Much of the report looks at the incomes of families, but research also shows a stark gender gap.

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Iain Duncan Smith says the gap is even wider if you go back five years: people on out of work benefits have seen their incomes rise by 20% over that period, while average earnings have risen by 12%.

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