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