Over 30 years, the purchasing power of Belarusians for basic goods has increased 5 times.
This was reported by the First Deputy Chairperson of the National Statistical Committee of Belarus, Elena Kukharevich.
Her statement is cited by BELTA .
What Belstat said about the increase in purchasing power of Belarusians
As Kukharevich explained, over 30 years, purchasing power for such basic goods as pork and chicken has increased 5 times.
According to her, in 1995, Belarusians could buy 18 kilograms of pork, now – 104 kilograms.
In 1995, Belarusians could buy about 20 kilograms of poultry meat, now – more than 120 kilograms.
Purchasing power has increased fourfold for cheeses and many other products, added the deputy head of Belstat.
