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The growth rate of household income in the second quarter recorded an all-time high due to the improvement of the service industry and the payment of compensation for losses due to COVID-19.
The rate of increase in consumption expenditure also rose the steepest in 12 years, and it is analyzed that this is largely due to a rise in prices rather than an increase in income.
Reporter Lee Seung-hoon on the sidewalk.
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The average monthly income per household in the second quarter of this year was 4.83 million won, up 12.7% from the same quarter last year.
This is the highest growth rate since 2006, when statistics including single-person households were compiled.
This result was largely influenced by the loss compensation paid to the self-employed first.
Previous income, including public subsidies from the second supplementary budget, rose 44.9% this time, the largest increase among all items.
In addition, business income also increased by 14.9% as the service industry recovered due to the abolition of social distancing restrictions, recording the largest increase ever.
With the improved employment situation, earned income increased by more than 5%.
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Household spending is up 6% this time, the highest increase since 2010 in the same quarter.
In particular, spending on food, lodging and entertainment culture increased by the highest level since the statistics were compiled, following the lifting of social distancing.
However, real consumer spending, adjusted for inflation, was only 0.4%, indicating that a significant portion of the increase in household consumption was driven by inflation.
The ratio of the equivalised disposable income quintile, which indicates the income gap between the upper and lower income brackets, was 5.6 times, similar to that of a year ago.
This is Seunghoon Lee from KBS News.
Cinematographer: Kim Hyun-tae / Video editing: Choi Chan-jong