Net income / Political economy

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Net income designates the income, what is available of individual after departure all deliveries and taxes for the private consumption and for saving. Also the term "available income" is used by the Federal Statistical Office in Germany [to definition see source data], with which other incomes/expenditures are considered, which can occur with the different income brackets.

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Average net income in Germany 2002

For Germany (2002) arises for the different households on the average per head

Independent one: 32,900 EUR. This amount varies however very strongly in this group, to which multi-millionaires and farmers belong. Actually have available this amount about half of all independent ones. Net incomes must be paid age precaution and health insurance from.

An official in the retirement: 17,400 EUR, in addition come the achievements from the aid subvention, health insurance must from that net incomes be paid.

An official: 16,200 EUR, in addition come the achievements from the aid subvention, health insurance must from that net incomes be paid.

Employee: 16,000 EUR

Pensioner: 13,100 EUR

Worker: 11,200 EUR

Unemployed person: 8,600 EUR

Person on social security: 6,100 EUR

Source: Federal Statistical Office

If one regards the net income distribution per household in Germany, then the following picture results:

Occupational group	- more than 18,000 Eur annually	- more than 31,200 Eur annually
An official:	91,6%	63,2%
Independent one:	89,8%	52,6%
Employee:	72,2%	39,1%
Worker:	59,3%	21,3%

Thus annually more than 63% of all official households have an amount available of 31.200 Eur, on the other hand only 21% of all worker's house stops have this amount.

Source: Federal Statistical Office