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PRESS RELEASE
No. 65 of April 7, 2010
Household income and expenditure in Quarter IV 2009

HOUSEHOLD INCOME
According to the results of the Family Budget Survey, in the fourth quarter of 2009, the total
monthly average income was, in nominal terms, of 2390 lei per household and of 823 lei per
person. The money income was of 1952 lei monthly on average per household (672 lei per person)
and the in kind income of 439 lei monthly per household (151 lei per person).

The structure of the total household income, on formation sources,

in Quarter IV 2009

Other income
3.2%

In kind income
18.4%

Earnings
48.0%

Property income
0.2%

Social provisions income

24.7%

Agriculture income
2.6%
Independent activities
income
2.9%

The wages and the other related income constituted the most important source of income (48.0%
of the total household income, 3.3% less compared to Quarter I, 4.3% less compared to Quarter II
and 4.1% less compared to Quarter III).
Another income source of important weight in the total income structure is that of the social
provisions (24.7%, 1.2% more compared to Quarter I, 0.8% more compared to Quarter II and 0.3%
more compared to Quarter III 2009).
In Quarter IV 2009, at the composition of the total households income also contributed the
agriculture income by 2.6%, the independent non agricultural activities income by 2.9% and that of
property and sales of household assets by 1.8%.

Differences of level and especially of structure between household incomes were registered based
on the residential area.
In Quarter IV 2009, the total average income per urban household was 26.9% greater than of rural
households and 10.1% greater than of the entire households.
The urban household incomes were 60.9% from wages, 23.6% from social provisions, the in kind
incomes being 9.3% of the total income.
In the rural households, the main income source was the agricultural production that ensured
38.1% of the total income. The most part of it (31.9%) was represented by the equivalent value of
the consumption of agro-food products from own resources, the money income from agriculture
providing only 6.2%. An important contribution to the rural household income had also the earnings
(26.5%) and the social provisions (26.5%).

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE

In Quarter IV 2009, the total expenses of the population were roughly of 2143 lei per month per
household (738 lei per person) and were 89.7% of the total income.
The main uses of the expenses done by the households are the consumption of food and non-food
goods, of services and the income taxes, contributions and subscriptions paid to private and public
administration and to the social insurance budgets, as well as the cover of some needs related to
the household production (poultry and animal feed, work payment for the household production,
seeds, veterinary services, etc.). The expenses with investments, intended for purchasing or
raising dwellings, purchasing land and equipment required by the household production and
purchasing shares, etc represent a small weight in the total household expenditure.

The structure of the total household expenditure

in Quarter IV 2009
Income taxes,
contributions,
subscriptions, taxes
15.1%

Other expenses
4.1%

Production
expenses
8.9%

Investment
expenses
1.2%

Consumption
expenses
70.7%

Some characteristics as to the size and the structure of the total consumption expenses are
determined by the residential area. Consequently, while the monthly average consumption
expenses are 444 lei greater with urban households than with rural ones, the food consumption
expenses are only 50 lei greater. This is a result of the fact that, with rural households 46.9% of the
food consumption expenses represent the equivalent value of the consumption from own
resources. For the urban households, the food consumption from own resources covered 20.1% of
the food consumption expenses.
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According to the standard classification of the consumption expenses by use (COICOP), food and
soft drinks roughly held, 40.3% of the household consumption in Quarter IV 2009 (40.8% in
Quarter I, 41.9% in Quarter II and 40.7% in Quarter III 2009).
A consumption component, with a relatively high weight as to the expenses, is related to the
dwelling (water, thermal energy, electricity, gas, fuel, furniture and the endowment and keeping of
the dwelling). In Quarter IV of 2009, it was allotted 21.0% of the consumption expenses. The most
part of the expenses with the dwelling (16.2%) has been absorbed by the utilities consumption
(water, thermal energy, electricity, gas and other fuels).

The structure of total consum ption expenses,

by users, in Quarter IV 2009

Liquors, tobacco
7.6%
Various goods and services
3.7%

Agro-food goods
and soft drinks
40.3%
Clothing and foot wear
6.6%

Hotels, coffee shops and

restaurants
1.3%

Dwelling, water, electricity,

gas and other fuels
16.2%

Education
09%
Relaxation and culture
3.8%
Communications
4.9%

Transport
5.6%

Health
4.3%

Furniture, endowment and

keeping of dwelling
4.8%

The households expenses with health (4.3% of the total consumption expenses) and especially
with education (0.9%) registered a low level, mostly because the fulfilment of these needs of the
households members is largely achieved through public services of which they benefit free of
charge or within the social insurance system.

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THE LEVEL AND STRUCTURE OF TOTAL INCOME IN QUARTER IV 2009

Total
income

% of the total:
out of which:

Venituri
bneti
Gross
wages
and
other
salary
rights

Monthly
average
per
person
- lei -

Indepen
dent
nonAgricul
agricult
ture
ural
income
activitie
s
income

In kind
income

Social
provi
sions
income

out of which:
Equivalent
Equivale
value of the
nt value
in kind
of agroincome
food
obtained by
consum
employees
ption
and the
from
social
own
provisions
resourc
beneficiarie
es
s

TOTAL
Occupational
status
of the head of
household:
out of which:

823.39

81.6

48.0

2.6

2.9

24.7

18.4

2.6

15.8

Employee

1015.39

89.3

80.4

0.4

0.6

6.1

10.7

2.7

8.0

Farmer

580.83

53.4

9.9

22.1

3.3

12.9

46.6

1.1

45.5

Unemployed

487.69

80.9

35.4

1.2

4.2

26.3

19.1

3.2

15.9

Retired

801.32

77.6

19.9

2.0

1.0

52.4

22.4

2.6

19.8

URBAN

937.48

90.7

60.9

0.4

2.7

23.6

9.3

3.1

6.2

RURAL

684.48

66.6

26.5

6.2

3.4

26.5

33.4

1.5

31.9

THE LEVEL AND STRUCTURE OF TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN QUARTER IV 2009

Total
expenses

Monthly
average
per person
- lei -

Money
expenses Consum
ption
expense
s

% of the total:
out of which, money expenses for:
out of which, for:
Food and Purchase of
beverages
non-food
consumed
goods

Equivalent
Income value of the
taxes, agro-food
products
contributio
from own
Payment
ns,
of subscriptio resources
services
ns,
taxes

TOTAL
Occupational
staus
of the head of
household:
out of which:

738.25

82.4

61.0

21.3

23.2

16.5

15.1

17.6

Employee

893.37

91.0

61.3

20.8

22.7

17.8

25.1

9.0

Farmer

546.80

51.7

40.6

15.4

16.9

8.3

3.1

48.3

Unemployed

491.82

84.2

69.9

26.9

23.2

19.8

9.3

15.8

Retired

716.00

77.8

62.9

22.1

24.5

16.3

7.0

22.2

URBAN

821.50

93.0

68.1

23.8

24.1

20.2

19.7

7.0

RURAL

636.90

65.7

50.0

17.5

21.8

10.7

7.8

34.3

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INCOME AND OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES, BY AREA

- monthly average values per household, lei Total
Households in:
households
Urban
Rural
I. TOTAL INCOME
(A + B)

A. Money Income
(1+2+3+4+5+6+7)

1. Gross salaries and

other earnings

2. Agriculture income

out of which:
- income from sales of
agro-food products,
animals and poultry

3. Income from independent

non-agricultural activities

4. Income from social provisions

out of which:
- pensions

- provisions from
the unemployment fund

- family provisions

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Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

2267.96
2337.70
2268.00
2390.31

2564.19
2682.83
2599.89
2631.48

1880.42
1890.63
1840.26
2073.42

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

1863.07
1985.53
1949.54
1951.67

2308.14
2455.96
2407.02
2386.20

1280.80
1376.13
1359.94
1380.70

Quarer I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarer IV

1163.83
1223.36
1182.16
1147.74

1609.89
1713.12
1674.31
1603.61

580.27
588.93
547.89
548.75

Quarer I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

32.17
70.48
65.56
61.16

2.56
17.24
13.24
10.57

70.90
139.44
132.99
127.63

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

24.41
47.04
42.71
51.30

1.77
11.78
9.42
8.52

54.05
92.72
85.61
107.51

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

55.84
64.97
65.76
70.32

52.56
58.49
60.47
70.83

60.15
73.35
72.58
69.65

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

533.40
559.87
554.38
590.62

560.90
589.42
584.21
621.82

497.41
521.60
515.92
549.62

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

447.77
467.24
465.00
486.95

481.26
497.24
497.25
519.43

403.96
428.38
423.44
444.28

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

10.90
13.82
20.03
23.54

11.56
17.99
23.82
30.13

10.03
8.43
15.13
14.89

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

33.23
34.29
31.28
34.25

30.11
32.03
28.06
31.13

37.30
37.20
35.43
38.35

INCOME AND OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ON AREAS (continued)

- monthly average values per household, lei Total
Households in:
households
Urban
Rural
5. Property income

6. Income from the sale

of assets
of the household patrimony

7. Other income

B. In kind income
(1 + 2)

1. Equivalent value of in kind income

obtained by
employees and beneficiaries
of social provisions

2. Equivalent value
of the consumption
of agro-food products from own resources

II. LOANS AND CREDITS TAKEN,

SUMS WITHDRAWN
FROM C.E.C.,
BNKS, ETC.

III. CASH BALANCE ACCOUNT IN

THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD

TOTAL GENERAL
(I + II + III)

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Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

3.52
3.96
6.05
4.63

5.96
6.17
9.17
5.28

0.33
1.10
2.04
3.76

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

42.31
33.63
45.47
37.59

38.25
36.14
32.88
30.25

47.63
30.38
61.70
47.23

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

32.00
29.26
30.16
39.61

38.02
35.38
32.74
43.84

24.11
21.33
26.82
34.06

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

404.89
352.17
318.46
438.64

256.05
226.87
192.87
245.28

599.62
514.50
480.32
692.72

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

66.96
62.34
52.68
60.81

89.78
85.12
72.46
82.82

37.12
32.84
27.19
31.90

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

337.93
289.83
265.78
377.83

166.27
141.75
120.41
162.46

562.50
481.66
453.13
660.82

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

32.59
48.13
28.17
34.46

37.84
58.57
34.49
46.72

25.71
34.61
20.02
18.34

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

240.48
256.22
279.19
266.89

262.23
286.76
318.25
279.81

212.03
216.65
228.87
249.92

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

2541.03
2642.05
2575.36
2691.66

2864.26
3028.16
2952.63
2958.01

2118.16
2141.89
2089.15
2341.68

EXPENSES AND OTHER OUTGOING MONEY, BY USE AND ON AREAS

- monthly average values per household, lei Households in:
Total
households
Urban
Rural
I. TOTAL EXPENSES (A + B)

A. Money expenses

1)

(1+2+3+4)

1. Consumption expenses
(a+b+c)

a) expenses for
consumed food and beverages

- purchase of
food products

- expenses in units
of public food stuff

b) expenses for the purchase

of non-food products

c) expenses for the payment of services

2. Expenses for
unconsumed food and beverages
(in stock, given for manufacturing, to animals etc.)

3. Income taxes, contributions, subscriptions, taxes

out of which:
- income taxes

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Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

1995.83
2056.05
1994.30
2143.16

2222.48
2320.65
2247.53
2305.92

1699.30
1713.29
1667.93
1929.30

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

1657.90
1766.22
1728.52
1765.33

2056.21
2178.90
2127.12
2143.46

1136.80
1231.63
1214.80
1268.48

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

1230.00
1287.39
1274.56
1308.17

1518.55
1569.97
1545.91
1569.25

852.51
921.34
924.86
965.12

Quarter I
Quarter I
Quarter III
Quarter IV

423.57
482.65
459.21
457.05

507.31
567.54
552.35
547.84

314.01
372.67
339.18
337.76

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

410.46
468.91
447.94
445.47

489.77
548.94
535.86
531.74

306.71
365.24
334.64
332.11

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

13.11
13.74
11.27
11.58

17.54
18.60
16.49
16.10

7.30
7.43
4.54
5.65

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

398.15
442.71
480.39
496.58

458.34
517.11
547.06
554.57

319.40
346.32
394.48
420.39

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

408.28
362.03
334.96
354.54

552.90
485.32
446.50
466.84

219.10
202.35
191.20
206.97

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

34.02
37.75
44.44
57.72

37.41
42.44
49.79
64.49

29.59
31.66
37.54
48.81

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

334.17
343.38
328.98
322.75

462.63
485.20
470.08
453.85

166.12
159.67
147.13
150.50

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

125.24
133.57
128.33
125.47

178.58
193.52
187.17
180.53

55.45
55.92
52.50
53.11
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EXPENSES AND OTHER OUTGOING MONEY, BY USE AND ON AREAS (continued)

- monthly average values per household, lei Total
Households in:
households
Urban
Rural
- contributions to social security

- contributions to
the unemployment fund

- contributions for
health insurance

4. Other money expenses

B. The equivalent value

of the consumption
of agro-food products from own resources

out of which:
- for human consumption

II. RETURNED LOANS AND CREDITS,

BANKED SUMS TO C.E.C.,
BANKS, ETC.

III. CASH BALANCE ACCOUNT

AT THE END OF THE PERIOD

TOTAL GENERAL
(I + II + III)

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

111.46
121.23
116.92
114.54

153.81
168.46
164.66
158.92

56.04
60.05
55.41
56.24

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

6.80
6.96
6.79
6.41

9.45
9.72
9.60
8.87

3.34
3.39
3.18
3.19

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

67.44
71.06
68.41
66.43

93.63
99.77
97.14
93.23

33.19
33.87
31.39
31.21

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

59.71
97.70
80.54
76.69

37.62
81.29
61.34
55.87

88.58
118.96
105.27
104.05

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

337.93
289.83
265.78
377.83

166.27
141.75
120.41
162.46

562.50
481.66
453.13
660.82

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

211.41
183.88
171.66
207.34

149.51
126.45
110.82
138.08

292.37
258.28
250.05
298.35

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

107.39
113.14
114.77
118.31

142.74
147.84
150.55
161.75

61.16
68.19
68.67
61.24

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

437.81
472.86
466.29
430.19

499.04
559.67
554.55
490.34

357.70
360.41
352.55
351.14

Quarter I
Quarter II
Quarter III
Quarter IV

2541.03
2642.05
2575.36
2691.66

2864.26
3028.16
2952.63
2958.01

2118.16
2141.89
2089.15
2341.68

1)

The equivalent value of the in kind income obtained by the employees and the beneficiaries of social provisions
included

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METHODOLOGY
The total income consists of:
-Money income;
-In kind income (appraised in lei)
-Money income the entire money income from various sources for which there is no
reimbursement obligation (recalled sums from CEC, banks etc. and granted loans and credits
excluded).
Earnings and other salary rights the whole money and in kind income (appraised in lei at the
selling price of the unit) under the form of salaries, bonuses and indemnities given as percentage
or lump sums for special working conditions (provided by the law or by collective or individual
working contracts), for either the common working time table and overtime or the paid non-working
time table, premiums and bonuses from the net profit, other income assimilated to salaries
effectively raised during the month of reference, no matter the period they are intended for, as well
as check-offs (income taxes, contributions, instalments for goods and loans etc.).
Agricultural income the entire money income of the agricultural companies and societies from
selling agro-food products, animals and poultry and from performing agricultural workings.
Income from independent non-agricultural activities the entire money income from business,
services, practice of a craft, free-lance occupations and intellectual property rights.
Social provisions income the entire money income from social security provisions, that is:
pensions, other income assimilated to pensions; indemnities for maternity and sick-leaves;
provisions from the unemployment fund; family provisions; social assistance provisions and other
provisions.
Property income the entire money income obtained from the concession of the goods
consignment, as a result of holding allotment rights to closed/open investment funds, to CEC and
bank deposits etc. (leases, rents, dividends, interests).
The income from selling assets of the household patrimony consist of the entire money
income from the transfer of the property rights on transferable securities and shares, from sales of
currency, lands, real estate and other new or old goods that do not belong to own production.
-The in kind income (appraised in lei) consists of:
The equivalent value of animal and human consumption of food and non-food products from own
resources of the household (from production, stocks, work, given as gift etc.). The appraisal in lei is
done at the average purchasing prices of products from the month of reference, on statistical
regions.
The equivalent value of the in kind income of the employees and the social provisions
beneficiaries (appraised at the selling price of the day).

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Total expenses consist of:

-Money expenses
-The equivalent value of the animal and human consumption of agro-food products
from own resources of the household
-Money expenses the entire money expenses, no matter the designation (the equivalent value
of the in kind income of the employees and social provisions beneficiaries included, the sums
banked to CEC, banks etc. and reimbursed loans and credits excluded), done for: the purchase of
food (consumed and not consumed during the reference period) and non-food products and the
payment of services, investments, production, income taxes, contributions and subscriptions and
other money expenses.
-The equivalent value of the animal and human consumption of agro-food products from
own resources of the household the value of the animal and human consumption of food and
non-food products from own resources of the household (agricultural production, stocks of previous
periods, products manufactured within the household, products received as gift or as reward for the
work etc.).
Total consumption expenses the entire expenses done by the population for the current
consumption needs (food, non-food products, services) and consumed and the equivalent value of
the human consumption of agro-food products from own resources of the household.
Total food consumption expenses the entire money and in kind expenses needed in order to
ensure the food needs of a household or person in a certain period of time.
Total non-food products expenses the entire money and in kind expenses needed in order to
ensure the non-food needs of a household or person in a certain period of time.
Expenses with payment of services the entire money expenses done by a household or
person for the payment of services in a certain period of time.
Expenses for unconsumed foods and beverages the entire expenses for the food not
consumed during the reference month, being stocked or destined to other purposes (for
manufacturing, animal and poultry food, given as gift, loses).
Income taxes, contributions, subscriptions, taxes the entire money expenses for
mandatory payments to the fiscal system (income taxes, contributions, subscriptions and
taxes).

For more information, see the statistical publication The population income and expenditure in Quarter IV 2009, date of
issue April 30, 2010.

The next press release will be issued in July 2010.

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