Household income
The average annual income per household member in 2012 is 4 541 BGN or 15.3% more compared to 2011. Main part of the income - 95.3% is received as current revenue from wages, pensions, social benefits, child allowances as well as from entrepreneurship and property sales. The rest of the total income - 4.7% is due to loans, credits and savings.
Wages continue to be the main source of the household income. The wages represent 52.7% from the total household income in 2012 compared to 51.8% in 2011.
Nominal household income from wages increases. In 2012 the households have had at their disposal 2 281 BGN average per person, while in 2011 these income was 1 960 BGN or the income from wages increase by 16.4%.
Decrease of the share of pensions is observed in 2012. Share from pensions represent 26.7% of the total annual household income per household member in 2012, compared to 30.1% in 2011. Social transfers (pensions, family allowances for children, scholarships and unemployment benefits) represent 30.1% of the total annual household income per household member in 2012, compared to 33.3% in 2011.
The relative share of income from household plot within the total household income remains on the level of 2011 and it is 1.7% in 2012.
Household expenditure
Bulgarian households have spent 4 058 BGN per person, which is 16.1% more than in 2011. The main part (83.5%) traditionally is spent on satisfaction of necessities and 15.8% for taxes and other expenditure (transfers to other households, basic repair of the dwelling, etc.).
Expenditure on food is 1 355 BGN average per household member. Relative share of expenditure on food within the total expenditure decreases from 36.2% in 2011 to 33.4% in 2012.
Share of expenditure on dwellings, water, electricity and fuels increases by 26.0% compared to 2011. Expenditure on health also increases (by 8.2%), on transport (by 24.4%) and on communication (by 10.5%).
Share of expenditure on furniture, recreation, culture and education remains by 3-4%. Expenditure on alcoholic beverages and tobacco is higher - 4-5%. Share of expenditure on clothing and shoes is 3.2% in 2012.
Household consumption
Statistical data proves the changes in structure of consumption of the Bulgarian households. The consumption of bread and paste products decreases by 5.6 kg and in 2012 it is 101.1 kg average per person.
The consumption of non-alcoholic beverages, yoghurt, potatoes, meat products, white cheese and yellow cheese increases. Some decrease is observed by consumption of milk, fruit and vegetables.
Consumption of cigarettes increases from 547 pieces in 2011 to 601 pieces in 2012. Consumption of alcoholic beverages also increases from 23.2 litres in 2011 to 26.3 litres average per person in 2012.
Source: National Statistical Institute