Belstat: Real disposable households’ incomes up 7.1% in Jan-Mar 2020
<p> MINSK, May 26 – PrimePress. Real disposable incomes of households [adjusted for inflation, minus taxes and duties] grew by 7.1% on the year in January-March 2020, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a press release. </p> <p> </p> <p> According to the report, individual incomes rose by 12.3% year on year to 21,445 billion Belarusian rubles (Br), which is equivalent to $8.937 billion at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB). </p> <p> </p> <p> Incomes per capita amounted to Br760.2 ($316.8) in Jan-Mar 2020, up 13.1% year on year. </p> <p> </p> <p> Wages account for 63.8% of individual incomes in Jan-Mar 2020 (63.6% in Jan-Mar 2019). </p> <p> </p> <p> Social transfers (pensions, allowances and study grants) accounted for 23.8% (24.1%); incomes from entrepreneurial activities and other income-gaining activities for 7.5% (7.8%); incomes from property (yield on deposits and dividends) – 2.3% (2.3%); other incomes – 2.6% (2.2%). </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, Belarusians’ real disposable incomes grew 6% on the year in 2019 after an 8% increase in 2018 and a 2.4% in 2017. End (Br2.3995/$1) </p>
2020-05-27
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Belstat: Real disposable households’ incomes up 7.1% in Jan-Mar 2020
MINSK, May 26 – PrimePress. Real disposable incomes of households [adjusted for inflation, minus taxes and duties] grew by 7.1% on the year in January-March 2020, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a press release.
According to the report, individual incomes rose by 12.3% year on year to 21,445 billion Belarusian rubles (Br), which is equivalent to $8.937 billion at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus (NBB).
Incomes per capita amounted to Br760.2 ($316.8) in Jan-Mar 2020, up 13.1% year on year.
Wages account for 63.8% of individual incomes in Jan-Mar 2020 (63.6% in Jan-Mar 2019).
Social transfers (pensions, allowances and study grants) accounted for 23.8% (24.1%); incomes from entrepreneurial activities and other income-gaining activities for 7.5% (7.8%); incomes from property (yield on deposits and dividends) – 2.3% (2.3%); other incomes – 2.6% (2.2%).
As previously reported, Belarusians’ real disposable incomes grew 6% on the year in 2019 after an 8% increase in 2018 and a 2.4% in 2017. End (Br2.3995/$1)