The nation spent 6,062.4 billion roubles within the time on commodity purchases and paid services-23.3 per cent more than in January-October 2003. Savings were made to 1,579.5 billion, with a 17.9 per cent increase against last year's.
Real disposable money incomes-that is, less compulsory deductions corrected against the consumer price index-rose by 5.3 per cent, October last, against October 2003. The January-October increase made 9 per cent.
Last October's public monetary incomes made 648.4 billion roubles-18.7 per cent more than for October 2003. Public monetary expenditures amounted to 927.8 billion, with a 20.2 per cent increase, to exceed incomes by 300 billion.
Average induced per capita wages for October 2004 made 7,126 roubles, on preliminary estimations-20.4 per cent above October 2003.
The amount of paid consumer services grew, January-October, by 7.1 per cent against the same months last year to a lump 1,436.5 billion roubles.
Last October's paid services throughout Russia made 156.6 billion roubles-6.3 per cent more than in January-October 2003. Transport fares, communication and utilities fees, and housing rents together accounted for 72.1 per cent of all consumer service payments, October 2004.
Close on a half of all consumer services belonged to housing and household buildings construction and maintenance, and vehicle and equipment maintenance and repairs. All these lead Russian consumer services for growth rates, point out Service experts.
