The real incomes of Russians compared with May 2015 decreased by 5.7% – Arguments and Facts

Moscow, June 20 -. AIF-Moscow

In May of this year, real disposable income of Russians, according to preliminary data, decreased by 5.7% compared with the same month last year. This follows from published on Monday, Rosstat report.

The fall of incomes of the population was 4.9% in the first five months of this year compared with the same period of 2015. In monthly terms, the citizens of Russia income decreased by 11.5% in May

In May last year, the real disposable income of Russians decreased by 7.7% on an annualized basis, in the month -. 12.8% <. / p>

According to Rosstat, average monthly salary of workers in the Russian Federation in May this year amounted to just over 36.5 thousand rubles. In comparison with the last month of spring 2015, it grew by 6.2%, while in the period from January to May this year increased by 7,1%

The real disposable income of the population -. Income less mandatory payments adjusted for the consumer price index.