Total average Q3 2012 per capita income in a household up by 14.5%

The total average Q3 2012 per capita income in a household amounted to BGN 1,120, having increased by 14.5%, compared to the same period of 2011, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported. Wages were still the main source of households’ income, accounting for 53.1% of the total amount. The average per capita income from wages stood at BGN 595 in Q3 2012, registering a 19.2% increase, compared to the same quarter of last year. The relative share of wages in the total income increased by 2.1 percentage points over the period. Pensions were the second most important source of income for Bulgarian households. However, their share in the total income declined by 3.3% and accounted for 25.7% of it. In Q3 2012, incomes from pensions increased by 1.3% in nominal terms, compared to Q3 2011, reaching an average of BGN 288 per capital in a household. In Q3 2012, incomes from self-employment per capita in a household increased from the same period of 2011, reaching BGN 94 and their relative share in the total income decreased by 0.6%, accounting for 8.4% of its structure.

Social security incomes and benefits had a relatively insignificant importance for the total amount of household incomes. They rose during the period from BGN 36 to BGN 39 per household but their share decreased by 0.2 percentage points over the period and accounted for 3.5% of the total income.

The total expenses per capita in a household stood at BGN 1,033 in Q3 2012, registering an increase of 12.6% over the same period of the previous year. Spending on food and housing (electricity, gas, water, etc.) had the largest share in the formation of total household expenses, accounting for 52.6% of all expenditures.

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