Korean working to middle-class real income falls due to rising inflation
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According to data from Statistics Korea on Wednesday, the monthly average nominal income of households based in urban areas gained 6.4 percent on year to 5.7 million won in the first quarter. Real income, which reflects increases in the prices of consumer goods and services, gained only 2.5 percent to 5.4 million won.
The real income of middle-class urban worker households, excluding the top and bottom 20 percent of income earners, declined.
The real income of households in the second quintile group fell 1.6 percent on year to 3.11 million won as real earned income fell 2.1 percent.
The real income of households in the third quintile group also fell 1 percent to 4.4 million won with real wage income losing 0.5 percent, and the fourth quintile group 2.8 percent to 6.1 million won.
The real income of the first quintile group rose 0.9 percent to 1.79 million won, whereas that of the highest fifth quintile group gained 8.6 percent to 11.6 million won.
While income of the richest and poorest living off social benefit gained, most of the average salary-earning households found income short against higher prices.
Urban families feel the crunch from higher prices than those in rural areas.
Consumer prices rose 6 percent in June against a year ago, the highest since 6.8 percent in the wake of Asian financial crisis in November 1998.
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