Bulgaria Household Income Up 8%; Expenses Up 3%

Business | June 15, 2009, Monday // 14:31|  views

Data from NSI reveals the income of people in Bulgaria's households has gone up by 8% in April 2009 compared to April 2008, while the expenses have increased by 3%. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency

The total average income per person in a household for the month of April 2009 is BGN 306, over 8% up compared to April 2008.

The data was released Monday by the National Statistics Institute (NSI).

The majority of the above income comes from salaries and retirement pensions - 80%.

The total average expense per person in a household for the month of April 2009 is BGN 274, up by nearly 3% compared to April 2009.

The majority of the expense is formed by food and housing expenses, including energy and water bills - over 52% of all expenses.

Expenses for food and non-alcoholic beverages are up by 2,3% to BGN 105 per person in a household while housing expenses have gone from to BGN 41 in April 2008 to BGN 48 in April 2009.

 

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