Romania's real disposable household income between 2001 - 2012 followed a steeper upward trend than in the EU overall, standing at 11.1 pct as to 3 pct in 2001 and 7.7 pct as to 1.9 pct in 2002, shows data released on Tuesday by the Eurostat statistical office.
The global financial crisis severely hit Romania, as the real disposable household income saw a steeper plunge than the EU average, at minus 5.6 pct in 2009, minus 3.5 pct in 2010 and minus 2.8 pct in 2011. As of 2012, Romania's real disposable household income resumed growth at a faster pace than in the EU, with a peak of 25.8 pct in 2013, followed by an advance of 6.3 pct in 2014 and 7.4 pct in 2015, respectively.