The average aggregate monthly per capita household income in June 2009 was 305.23 leva, 9.9 per cent up year-on-year, the National Statistical Institute reported in a survey released Friday. Aggregate per capita household expenditure stood at 273.56 leva, 0.8 per cent up from June 2008.

Salaries and pensions generate the main part of household income. Their relative share in aggregate monthly income is 80.4 per cent.

There is a certain change in the structure of aggregate income in terms of the sources which generate it. Salaries, as a main source of household income, grew to 162.12 leva per household member a month, or 6.7 per cent more than a year earlier. The relative share of wages in the aggregate income is 53.1 per cent.

The second most important source of income for Bulgarian households are pensions. Their relative share in the aggregate income increased by 4.3 percentage points to 27.3 per cent. Between June 2008 and June 2009 the monthly income from pensions increased by 30.3 per cent, from 63.97 leva to 83.37 leva per household member.

In June 2009, income from self-employment dropped 3.1 per cent from June 2008 to 20.52 leva per household member a month. Its relative share in the aggregate income slightly decreased by 0.9 percentage points to 6.7 per cent.

Expenses for food and utility bills - energy, fuel and water, constitute 51.3 per cent of all household expenses. The most essential household budget item, expenses for food and non-alcoholic drinks, increased by 3.7 per cent, and in June 2009 they stood at 103.01 leva per household member. Their relative share in the aggregate expenditure slightly increased by 1.1 per cent to 37.7 per cent.

Compared to an year earlier, monthly housing expenses (water, electricity, heating, furnishing and maintenance) increased from 42.32 leva per household member to 46.99 leva in June 2009. Their share in the aggregate expenses increased by 1.6 percentage points to 17.2 per cent.

Health care expenses increased by 20 per cent in June and amounted to 14.67 leva per household member. Their relative share in the aggregate expenditure is 5.4 per cent, 0.9 per cent up from an year earlier.

Transport and communication expenses dropped by 5.4 per cent to 31.72 leva per person. Their relative share decreased from 12.4 per cent to 11.6 per cent of the aggregate expenditure.

Expenses for alcoholic drinks and cigarettes increased 10.5 per cent to 13.40 leva per household member in June 2009. Their relative share in the aggregate expenditure was 4.9 per cent, 0.4 percentage points more than in June 2008.

Clothing and footwear expenses dropped 9.9 per cent to 7.81 leva per household member in June 2009. Their share in the aggregate expenditure decreased from 3.2 per cent to 2.9 per cent.