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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 income3.2%In kind income

18.4%

Property income 0.2%

Social provisions income 24.7%

Independent activities income2.9%

Agriculture income 2.6%

Earnings 48.0%

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%.

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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.

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.

The structure of the total household expenditure in Quarter IV 2009

Consumption expenses

70.7%

Other expenses4.1%

Investment expenses

1.2%

Production expenses

8.9%

Income taxes, contributions,

subscriptions, taxes 15.1%

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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 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.

The structure of total consumption expenses, by users, in Quarter IV 2009

Agro-food goods and soft drinks

40.3%

Liquors, tobacco7.6%

Clothing and foot wear6.6%

Dwelling, water, electricity, gas and other fuels

16.2%

Health4.3%

Furniture, endowment and keeping of dwelling

4.8%Transport

5.6%

Communications4.9%

Hotels, coffee shops and restaurants

1.3%

Various goods and services3.7%

Relaxation and culture3.8%

Education09%

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THE LEVEL AND STRUCTURE OF TOTAL INCOME IN QUARTER IV 2009

% of the total: out of which: out of which:

Total income

Monthly average

per person - lei -

Venituri bneti

Gross wages

and other

salary rights

Agriculture

income

Independent non-

agricultural

activities

income

Social provisions

income

In kind income

Equivalent value of the

in kind income

obtained by employees

and the social

provisions beneficiarie

s

Equivalent value of agro-

food consum

ption from own

resources

TOTAL 823.39 81.6 48.0 2.6 2.9 24.7 18.4 2.6 15.8 Occupational status of the head of household: out of which: 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

% of the total: out of which, money expenses for:

out of which, for:

Total expenses

Monthly average

per person - lei -

Money expenses

Consumption

expenses Food and

beveragesconsumed

Purchase ofnon-food

goods

Payment of

services

Income taxes,

contributions,

subscriptions,

taxes

Equivalent value of the

agro-food products from own resources

TOTAL 738.25 82.4 61.0 21.3 23.2 16.5 15.1 17.6 Occupational staus of the head of household: out of which: 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 - Households in: Total

households Urban Rural I. TOTAL INCOME (A + B) Quarter I 2267.96 2564.19 1880.42 Quarter II 2337.70 2682.83 1890.63 Quarter III 2268.00 2599.89 1840.26 Quarter IV 2390.31 2631.48 2073.42 A. Money Income (1+2+3+4+5+6+7) Quarter I 1863.07 2308.14 1280.80 Quarter II 1985.53 2455.96 1376.13 Quarter III 1949.54 2407.02 1359.94 Quarter IV 1951.67 2386.20 1380.70 1. Gross salaries and other earnings Quarer I 1163.83 1609.89 580.27 Quarter II 1223.36 1713.12 588.93 Quarter III 1182.16 1674.31 547.89 Quarer IV 1147.74 1603.61 548.75 2. Agriculture income Quarer I 32.17 2.56 70.90 Quarter II 70.48 17.24 139.44 Quarter III 65.56 13.24 132.99 Quarter IV 61.16 10.57 127.63 out of which: - income from sales of agro-food products, animals and poultry Quarter I 24.41 1.77 54.05 Quarter II 47.04 11.78 92.72 Quarter III 42.71 9.42 85.61 Quarter IV 51.30 8.52 107.51 3. Income from independent non-agricultural activities Quarter I 55.84 52.56 60.15 Quarter II 64.97 58.49 73.35 Quarter III 65.76 60.47 72.58 Quarter IV 70.32 70.83 69.65 4. Income from social provisions Quarter I 533.40 560.90 497.41 Quarter II 559.87 589.42 521.60 Quarter III 554.38 584.21 515.92 Quarter IV 590.62 621.82 549.62 out of which: - pensions Quarter I 447.77 481.26 403.96 Quarter II 467.24 497.24 428.38 Quarter III 465.00 497.25 423.44 Quarter IV 486.95 519.43 444.28 - provisions from the unemployment fund Quarter I 10.90 11.56 10.03 Quarter II 13.82 17.99 8.43 Quarter III 20.03 23.82 15.13 Quarter IV 23.54 30.13 14.89 - family provisions Quarter I 33.23 30.11 37.30 Quarter II 34.29 32.03 37.20 Quarter III 31.28 28.06 35.43 Quarter IV 34.25 31.13 38.35

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INCOME AND OTHER FINANCIAL RESOURCES, ON AREAS (continued)

- monthly average values per household, lei - Households in: Total

households Urban Rural 5. Property income Quarter I 3.52 5.96 0.33 Quarter II 3.96 6.17 1.10 Quarter III 6.05 9.17 2.04 Quarter IV 4.63 5.28 3.76 6. Income from the sale of assets of the household patrimony Quarter I 42.31 38.25 47.63 Quarter II 33.63 36.14 30.38 Quarter III 45.47 32.88 61.70 Quarter IV 37.59 30.25 47.23 7. Other income Quarter I 32.00 38.02 24.11 Quarter II 29.26 35.38 21.33 Quarter III 30.16 32.74 26.82 Quarter IV 39.61 43.84 34.06 B. In kind income (1 + 2) Quarter I 404.89 256.05 599.62 Quarter II 352.17 226.87 514.50 Quarter III 318.46 192.87 480.32 Quarter IV 438.64 245.28 692.72 1. Equivalent value of in kind income obtained by employees and beneficiaries of social provisions Quarter I 66.96 89.78 37.12 Quarter II 62.34 85.12 32.84 Quarter III 52.68 72.46 27.19 Quarter IV 60.81 82.82 31.90 2. Equivalent value of the consumption of agro-food products from own resources Quarter I 337.93 166.27 562.50 Quarter II 289.83 141.75 481.66 Quarter III 265.78 120.41 453.13 Quarter IV 377.83 162.46 660.82 II. LOANS AND CREDITS TAKEN, SUMS WITHDRAWN FROM C.E.C., BNKS, ETC. Quarter I 32.59 37.84 25.71 Quarter II 48.13 58.57 34.61 Quarter III 28.17 34.49 20.02 Quarter IV 34.46 46.72 18.34 III. CASH BALANCE ACCOUNT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD Quarter I 240.48 262.23 212.03 Quarter II 256.22 286.76 216.65 Quarter III 279.19 318.25 228.87 Quarter IV 266.89 279.81 249.92 TOTAL GENERAL (I + II + III) Quarter I 2541.03 2864.26 2118.16 Quarter II 2642.05 3028.16 2141.89 Quarter III 2575.36 2952.63 2089.15 Quarter IV 2691.66 2958.01 2341.68

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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) Quarter I 1995.83 2222.48 1699.30 Quarter II 2056.05 2320.65 1713.29 Quarter III 1994.30 2247.53 1667.93 Quarter IV 2143.16 2305.92 1929.30 A. Money expenses 1) (1+2+3+4) Quarter I 1657.90 2056.21 1136.80 Quarter II 1766.22 2178.90 1231.63 Quarter III 1728.52 2127.12 1214.80 Quarter IV 1765.33 2143.46 1268.48 1. Consumption expenses (a+b+c) Quarter I 1230.00 1518.55 852.51 Quarter II 1287.39 1569.97 921.34 Quarter III 1274.56 1545.91 924.86 Quarter IV 1308.17 1569.25 965.12 a) expenses for consumed food and beverages Quarter I 423.57 507.31 314.01 Quarter I 482.65 567.54 372.67 Quarter III 459.21 552.35 339.18 Quarter IV 457.05 547.84 337.76 - purchase of food products Quarter I 410.46 489.77 306.71 Quarter II 468.91 548.94 365.24 Quarter III 447.94 535.86 334.64 Quarter IV 445.47 531.74 332.11 - expenses in units of public food stuff Quarter I 13.11 17.54 7.30 Quarter II 13.74 18.60 7.43 Quarter III 11.27 16.49 4.54 Quarter IV 11.58 16.10 5.65 b) expenses for the purchase of non-food products Quarter I 398.15 458.34 319.40 Quarter II 442.71 517.11 346.32 Quarter III 480.39 547.06 394.48 Quarter IV 496.58 554.57 420.39 c) expenses for the payment of services Quarter I 408.28 552.90 219.10 Quarter II 362.03 485.32 202.35 Quarter III 334.96 446.50 191.20 Quarter IV 354.54 466.84 206.97 2. Expenses for unconsumed food and beverages (in stock, given for manufacturing, to animals etc.) Quarter I 34.02 37.41 29.59 Quarter II 37.75 42.44 31.66 Quarter III 44.44 49.79 37.54 Quarter IV 57.72 64.49 48.81 3. Income taxes, contributions, subscriptions, taxes Quarter I 334.17 462.63 166.12 Quarter II 343.38 485.20 159.67 Quarter III 328.98 470.08 147.13 Quarter IV 322.75 453.85 150.50 out of which: - income taxes Quarter I 125.24 178.58 55.45 Quarter II 133.57 193.52 55.92 Quarter III 128.33 187.17 52.50 Quarter IV 125.47 180.53 53.11

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EXPENSES AND OTHER OUTGOING MONEY, BY USE AND ON AREAS (continued)

- monthly average values per household, lei - Households in: Total

households Urban Rural - contributions to social security Quarter I 111.46 153.81 56.04 Quarter II 121.23 168.46 60.05 Quarter III 116.92 164.66 55.41 Quarter IV 114.54 158.92 56.24 - contributions to the unemployment fund Quarter I 6.80 9.45 3.34 Quarter II 6.96 9.72 3.39 Quarter III 6.79 9.60 3.18 Quarter IV 6.41 8.87 3.19 - contributions for health insurance Quarter I 67.44 93.63 33.19 Quarter II 71.06 99.77 33.87 Quarter III 68.41 97.14 31.39 Quarter IV 66.43 93.23 31.21 4. Other money expenses Quarter I 59.71 37.62 88.58 Quarter II 97.70 81.29 118.96 Quarter III 80.54 61.34 105.27 Quarter IV 76.69 55.87 104.05 B. The equivalent value of the consumption of agro-food products from own resources Quarter I 337.93 166.27 562.50 Quarter II 289.83 141.75 481.66 Quarter III 265.78 120.41 453.13 Quarter IV 377.83 162.46 660.82 out of which: - for human consumption Quarter I 211.41 149.51 292.37 Quarter II 183.88 126.45 258.28 Quarter III 171.66 110.82 250.05 Quarter IV 207.34 138.08 298.35 II. RETURNED LOANS AND CREDITS, BANKED SUMS TO C.E.C., BANKS, ETC. Quarter I 107.39 142.74 61.16 Quarter II 113.14 147.84 68.19 Quarter III 114.77 150.55 68.67 Quarter IV 118.31 161.75 61.24 III. CASH BALANCE ACCOUNT AT THE END OF THE PERIOD Quarter I 437.81 499.04 357.70 Quarter II 472.86 559.67 360.41 Quarter III 466.29 554.55 352.55 Quarter IV 430.19 490.34 351.14 TOTAL GENERAL (I + II + III) Quarter I 2541.03 2864.26 2118.16 Quarter II 2642.05 3028.16 2141.89 Quarter III 2575.36 2952.63 2089.15 Quarter IV 2691.66 2958.01 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.