2016 was marked primarily by an all-time low consumer (especially food) inflation. The subsistence minimum, which is calculated based on the cost of a minimum food basket, was increasing at significantly slower pace than inflation. The cost of living has recently changed similarly for all...

The real disposable money income of the population over the first 7 months of 2013 rose by 4.3% on the corresponding period of 2012, which happened due to an increase in wages and a somewhat less pronounced increase in pensions. The year 2013 saw a persisting though negligible upward trend in...

The real personal disposable money income kept declining and the percentage of individuals with money income below the minimum subsistence level was increasing. Note that with a total decline (down 9% in January-August) in real income and real wages, this process is differentiated by industry...