The monetary income of the population of Belarus in January-May increased by 13.9% to Br39.5 trillion.

July 20, Minsk /BELTA/. The volume of monetary income of the population of Belarus in January-May of the current year amounted to Br39.5 trillion. As reported to BELTA correspondent by the National Statistical Committee, compared to January-May 2009, this figure increased by 13.9% with a 6.5% increase in consumer prices for goods and services during this period. As a result, real monetary income of the population (taking into account the consumer price index) increased by 6.9%. In January-May 2010, monetary income per capita increased by 7.1% in real terms compared to the same period last year. The ratio of average per capita monetary income to the minimum consumer budget reached 2 times in January-May, and to the subsistence minimum budget - 3.2 times. The main sources of monetary income formation for the population are labor remuneration and social transfers (pensions, benefits, scholarships, etc.). Their share in January-April of the current year was 76.7% of the total monetary income. In particular, labor remuneration of employees accounted for Br22 trillion. 49.3 billion - 55.8% of the population's monetary income (in January-May 2009 - 57.1%). Transfers to the population amounted to Br8 trillion for the five months of the current year. 247.3 billion - 20.9% of monetary income (for the five months of 2009 it was 20.2%). Income from property (interest on deposits, dividends, etc.) reached Br1 trillion. 164.5 billion - 2.9% of monetary income (2.8%). According to operational data from Belstat, monetary expenditures and savings of the republic's population in January-May of the current year amounted to Br39.4 trillion. Of these, residents spent Br31.4 trillion on purchasing goods and paying for services (79.6% of the total amount of monetary expenditures and savings). Br8 trillion (20.4%) was spent on taxes, contributions, and other payments, and Br1.9 trillion (4.8%) on savings. The change in the population's debt on bank loans in January-May of the current year amounted to Br1.9 trillion and increased by 37.1% compared to January-May 2009.