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| 2 | the distribution and average pre-immigration canadian earnings among economic immigrant principal applicants, aged 18 and older at landing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | ppercentage distribution |  |  | average earnings |  |  | median earnings |  |  | total average |
| 4 |  | 0 - <=$20,000 | >$20,000 - <=$50,000 | >$50,000 | 0 - <=$20,000 | >$20,000 - <=$50,000 | >$50,000 | 0 - <=$20,000 | >$20,000 - <=$50,000 | >$50,000 |  |
| 5 |  | percent |  |  | 2017 dollars |  |  | 2017 dollars |  |  |  |
| 6 | 2000 | 38.3 | 40.5 | 21.2 | 11,800 | 28,900 | 129,100 | 12,414 | 25,897 | 86,639 | 43,607 |
| 7 | 2001 | 37.4 | 40.9 | 21.7 | 11,800 | 28,900 | 131,600 | 12,730 | 25,992 | 88,581 | 44,764 |
| 8 | 2002 | 34.7 | 39.2 | 26.0 | 11,500 | 29,300 | 126,600 | 11,997 | 26,544 | 91,269 | 48,433 |
| 9 | 2003 | 32.3 | 43.9 | 23.9 | 11,600 | 29,000 | 137,200 | 12,465 | 26,266 | 97,343 | 49,203 |
| 10 | 2004 | 30.8 | 40.0 | 29.2 | 11,500 | 29,100 | 142,100 | 12,518 | 26,120 | 99,484 | 56,666 |
| 11 | 2005 | 34.2 | 41.4 | 24.4 | 12,200 | 28,600 | 144,300 | 13,690 | 25,826 | 99,083 | 51,202 |
| 12 | 2006 | 34.2 | 41.8 | 24.0 | 11,600 | 29,600 | 133,200 | 12,508 | 27,056 | 96,272 | 48,303 |
| 13 | 2007 | 31.9 | 42.8 | 25.3 | 11,500 | 30,400 | 126,800 | 12,545 | 28,223 | 91,131 | 48,760 |
| 14 | 2008 | 29.8 | 45.8 | 24.4 | 13,100 | 29,900 | 117,300 | 14,703 | 27,340 | 84,431 | 46,250 |
| 15 | 2009 | 24.8 | 48.9 | 26.3 | 13,200 | 31,500 | 110,500 | 15,085 | 29,843 | 80,572 | 47,706 |
| 16 | 2010 | 22.7 | 50.7 | 26.7 | 13,600 | 31,300 | 107,000 | 15,388 | 29,373 | 79,345 | 47,460 |
| 17 | 2011 | 17.1 | 53.7 | 29.1 | 13,500 | 32,300 | 105,600 | 15,245 | 31,123 | 79,990 | 50,430 |
| 18 | 2012 | 14.3 | 54.9 | 30.8 | 12,100 | 33,600 | 103,900 | 13,157 | 33,050 | 76,731 | 52,188 |
| 19 | 2013 | 13.9 | 56.4 | 29.7 | 12,300 | 33,000 | 99,000 | 13,642 | 32,135 | 74,786 | 49,703 |
| 20 | 2014 | 10.4 | 59.0 | 30.7 | 13,300 | 32,400 | 98,900 | 15,233 | 31,515 | 75,809 | 50,800 |
| 21 | 2015 | 10.1 | 59.8 | 30.1 | 12,600 | 32,500 | 96,700 | 13,978 | 31,541 | 74,440 | 49,791 |
| 22 | 2016 | 9.3 | 55.3 | 35.4 | 12,100 | 33,700 | 94,700 | 13,233 | 33,087 | 74,459 | 53,253 |
| 23 | 2017 | 9.4 | 58.3 | 32.3 | 12,500 | 33,700 | 91,100 | 13,747 | 33,072 | 71,645 | 50,230 |
| 24 | 2018 | 9.5 | 59.4 | 31.1 | 12,300 | 34,100 | 87,200 | 13,559 | 33,609 | 69,553 | 48,550 |

Question: what was the share with low pre-immigration canadian earnings (under $20,000 annually) in 2000?
Answer: 38.3

Question: what was the share with low pre-immigration canadian earnings (under $20,000 annually) in 2018?
Answer: 9.5

Question: over the period, what was the proportion of economic principal applicants who had middle-level earnings ($20,000 to $50,000) in 2000?
Answer: 40.5

Question: over the period, what was the proportion of economic principal applicants who had middle-level earnings ($20,000 to $50,000) in 2018?
Answer: 59.4