NewsWhore
11-20-2007, 04:10 PM
A Central Bank reports highlights that 49.15% of income earned by Dominicans is spent on alcoholic beverages and tobacco, transport and food. The study looked at 10 different categories including education, health, housing, recreation and hotels. Thirty three percent of income is spent on food and alcohol, and transport took up 15.95% of Dominican incomes. Dominicans spend 5.41% of their income on education and only 4.08% on health. Dominicans also spend only 7.58% on housing and home accessories (the norm is 25%) and 7.88% of their income on shoes and clothes. According to the report, the family basket for the average Dominican is RD$6,240.84 while in the National District the average value was for RD$8,520.33.
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