YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. In January-October 2006, the monetray incomes of the RA population made 1 trillion 304 billion 658.1 million drams (over 3 bln 68 mln USD), while monetary expenditures - 1 trillion 268 billion 168.6 million drams. These indices grew by 19.6% and 19.9% respectively on the same period of last year. According to the RA National Statistical Service, real monetary incomes of the population (incomes less compulsory payments, taking into account the changes in the concumer price indices) grew by 17% in January-October 2006 on the same months of 2005. In September 2006, the average monthly nominal salary exceeded 4.4fold the minimal salary against 4.1fold in September of last year. 78% of the population's monetary incomes was used on purchase of goods and payment of services (79.5% in January-October 2005), 5.4% - on compulsory and voluntary payments (5.6%), 0.9% - on making deposits (0.3%) and 12.9% - on purchasing foreign currency (11.6%). In January-October 2006, the monetary expenditures of Armenian citizens made up 97.2% of their incomes against 97% in the same period of last year.

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