It has become known how much Belarusians spend on food, things and services
The National Statistical Committee of Belarus has updated data on the available resources of the country's households.
The latest data (obtained from a sample survey) covers the third quarter of the current year.
According to this information, published by the press service of Belstat, the available resources of a household for the specified quarter amounted to 2,496 rubles 10 kopecks per month.
In cities and urban-type settlements – 2,611.8 rubles, in rural settlements – 2,121.8 rubles.
As for cash expenses, the average monthly amount for a household is 2,387.7 rubles.
At the same time, 70.9% of expenses are for consumer purposes – 1,692.2 rubles.
In turn, among consumer expenditures, spending on non-food products and food dominates – 37.2% and 35.9%, respectively.
In the third quarter, Belarusians spent 24.5% of their total expenses on paying for services.
For reference
Belarusians are an East Slavic people (ethnic group and nation) with a total population of about 10 million people, living mainly in the territory of Belarus.
