Against Q4/2022, monthly income went up by 5.2% per household and by 5.6% per person.
At the same time, expenditure/household reached an average of RON5,971 (RON2,393 per person) and accounted for 85.6% in total income, down 2.5% from the fourth quarter of 2022. Against the first quarter of 2022, total monthly average expenditure per household increased by 12.2% and per person by 13.1%.
As regards the area of residence, the total monthly average income per household stood at RON7,706 in the urban areas, 1.3 times higher than in rural ones. Total monthly average income per person reached RON3,303 in urban areas, 1.5 times higher than in rural areas.
Along income categories, money ones reached an average of RON6,363 monthly per household (RON2,550 per person), up 4.2% from Q4/2022, while in-kind ones stood at RON616 monthly per household (RON247 per person), up 16.4% from Q4/2022.
Salaries and the other income associated with them stood at RON4,526 monthly per household and made the most important source in overall income (64.9% in households’ total income, down by 1.7% from Q4/2022).
Money expenses reached an average of RON5,487 per household (RON2,199 per person), up 1.1% from the fourth quarter of 2022 and 1.5% higher at person level.
Consumption of food and non-food items from own resources reached an average of RON485 monthly per household (RON194 per person), up 16.6% from Q4/2022.
Overall, consumption expenditure accounted for 62% in total household expenses, while 31.6% were taxes and contributions, 3.1% production expenses and 0.3% investments.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)