2.6% of Population’s Income Spent on Loan Payment
Baku / 21.09.2016 / Turan: For the first eight months of 2016 the income of the population of Azerbaijan amounted to 28 billion 972 million 400 thousand manats, the State Statistics Committee said.
The nominal growth in revenues amounted to 8.6% compared to the same period last year.
78.2% of the income was directed to consumption, 9.3% - to taxes, insurance and membership dues, 2.6% - to repayment of loans, and 9.9% - to income accumulation.
After the payment the population kept 26 billion 275 million 400 thousand manats. ------71D
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