{"id":183714,"date":"2026-04-15T11:40:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183714\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:51:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:51:52","slug":"real-income-growth-slows-for-fifth-consecutive-month","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/183714\/","title":{"rendered":"Real income growth slows for fifth consecutive month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Pozirk)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 15, <\/strong><em><strong>Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>Belarusians\u2019 real disposable income (adjusted for inflation) rose by 7.2 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pace of growth decelerated from 7.5 percent in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The growth rate fluctuated throughout 2025: after a rise of 13.8 percent in January, it slowed to 12.5 percent in January\u2013February, 12 percent in January\u2013March, with a clear deceleration trend observed since October 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, real disposable incomes increased by 9.6 percent after rising 9.7 percent in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusians\u2019 nominal average pay before taxes amounted to 2,743 rubels (about $922) in February, dropping by 0.5 percent from the January level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Many_Bel_Archive_POZ_1440-1171.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Bie\u0142stat: pre-tax monthly pay falling for second consecutive month<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 24, Pozirk. Belarusians\u2019 nominal average monthly pay before taxes amounted to 2,743 rubels (about $922) in February, dropping by 0.5 percent from the January level, according to Pozirk\u2019s analysis of the National Statistics Committee\u2019s (Bie\u0142stat) data. Last year, nominal &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/180717\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 15, Pozirk. Belarusians\u2019 real disposable income (adjusted for inflation) rose by 7.2 percent year on year in the first two months of 2026, the National Statistical Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reports. The pace of growth decelerated from 7.5 percent in January. 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