2 February 2011
Regional households’ disposable income
Years 2006-2009
Istat disseminates regional accounts for households up to disposable income for the years 2008 and 2009.
Regional households’ accounts show the economic behaviour of the Household sector in its crucial steps,
from production to disposable income formation in each Italian region. Data are provided at NUTS2 level.
Data for 2007 and 2006 have been revised, coherently with national sector accounts published in July 20101
and with regional accounts published in September 20102.
Main results
During the period 2006-2009 households’ disposable income has been concentrating for about 53% in the
North area, for 26% in the South and the Islands and for the remaining 21% in the Centre. The North-west
area quota decreased from 31.1% in 2006 to 30.5% in 2009, while the Centre quota increased from 20.9% in
2006 to 21.4% in 2009 and the South quota from 25.9% to 26.1%. The North-east one remained unchanged
at 22%.
The growth rate of household disposable income progressively reduced from +3.5% in 2006 to -2.7% in
2009. The decline was more evident in the North (-4.1% in the North-West, -3.4 in the North-East), less in
the Centre (-1,8%) and in the South and the Islands (-1,2%). This is mainly due to the fall of property
incomes, even if in some regions (especially Piemonte and Abruzzo), the decrease of compensation of
employees gave an important contribution too (Figure 1).
The decline of North-west households’ income in 2009 is to be imputed to the performance of Piemonte and
Lombardia, that alone accounted for 90% of this area disposable income. In Piemonte, in fact, the labour
input supplied by employees reduced and therefore their compensation declined. Lombardia, instead,
suffered from the drop of profits distributed by enterprises induced by the decrease of their value added3.
Households living in the South and the Islands appear to have less suffered the impact of the economic
crises. Calabria and Sicilia are the only two Italian regions where household disposable income slightly
increased. In the same regions also the GDP dynamic has been better than elsewhere. Southern regions also
benefited of the performance of net interests received by households. The lower propensity to risky
investments of southern households, while in the previous year retained the growth of property income, in
2009 saved them from the decrease of receivable interest lead by the economic crises (interest rates of less
risky asset decreased less). Moreover, the lower debt load of southern households limited the negative impact
on gross operating surplus of the increase of intermediate costs for Fisim4, caused by the increase of the
spread on borrowing rates.
Also in 2008, when the national disposable income increased by 2.3%, North-West recorded the lowest
growth rate (+1.8%), because of feeble growth in Lombardia and Liguria (+1.2% and +1.8%). In this year,
instead the North-East, displayed the most relevant increase: this is the area where the regions experienced a
faster growth: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto and Trento (+5%, +4.3% and +3.6% respectively). At the same
1
Statistics in brief - Annual non-financial accounts (1990-2009) published on: 22 July 2010
(http://en.istat.it/salastampa/comunicati/non_calendario/20100722_00/).
2 Statistics in brief - Regional Accounts (year 2009), published on: 28 September 2010
(http://en.istat.it/salastampa/comunicati/non_calendario/20100928_00/).
3 We remind that compensation of employees received by resident households do not completely overlap with compensation of
employees displayed in regional accounts which are recorded according to employers residence.
4 Services offered by financial intermediaries that do not have an explicit price, but are indirectly paid for by the spread between rates
applied to savers and borrowers.
time Centre and South and the Islands raised similarly to national average (+2.5 and 2.2 respectively). The
highest growth rate in the Central area is recorded for Lazio (+2.9%), the highest in the Southern area are
displayed for Abruzzo (+3.4%) and Basilicata (+3.1%). The regions where household disposable income
showed the weakest growth are in the South: Molise (+ 0.8%) and Calabria (+1.1%).
Figure 1 - Contribution to households’ disposable income growth rate – Year 2009
2009
2009
5.0
gross operating surplus
compensation of employees
social benefits-contrib.-curr.taxes+other tr.
social benefits-contrib.-curr.taxes+other tr.
property income
compensation of employees
mixed income
gross operating surplus
disposable income
mixed income
property income
disposable income
3.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
-1.0
-1.0
-3.0
-2.0
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Figure 2 - Contribution to households’ disposable income growth rate – Year 2008
2008
2008
6.0
gross operating surplus
compensation of employees
social benefits-contrib.-curr.taxes+other tr.
mixed income
property income
disposable income
5.0
5.5
social benefits-contrib.-curr.taxes+other tr.
property income
compensation of employees
mixed income
gross operating surplus
disposable income
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.0
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Figure 3 - Contribution to households’ disposable income growth rate – Year 2007
2007
7.0
gross operating surplus
compensation of employees
social benefits-contrib.-curr.taxes+other tr.
2007
mixed income
property income
disposable income
6.0
social benefits-contrib.-curr.taxes+other tr.
property income
compensation of employees
mixed income
gross operating surplus
disposable income
6.0
5.0
5.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
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Up to 2008, households living in the North-western regions recorded the highest per capita5 disposable
income, but in 2009 the North-eastern regions topped the list, and Bolzano ranked first, overtaking EmiliaRomagna. During 2009 per-inhabitant disposable income of southern regions decreased less than in the other
areas, converging to the national average. Nevertheless, differences in levels of per capita disposable income
remain significant: northern regions still recorded the highest levels and the southern regions the lowest,
while the central regions were in an intermediate position. The only exception was Toscana, which was
closer to Northern regions levels (Figure 4).
Figure 4 - Disposable household income per inhabitant - Year 2009
5
Wide differences in size and population of the Italian regions makes it meaningless to compare the total amounts of
disposable income, comparisons are normally expressed in terms of amounts per head of the population.
Table 1 – Households’ disposable income. Main aggregates by regions and area -Year 2006 (millions of euro)
Piemonte
Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste
Lombardia
Bolzano-Bozen
Trento
Veneto
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Liguria
Emilia-Romagna
Toscana
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
Sardegna
Italy1
North-West
North-East
Centre
South and Islands
Italy
Gross
operating
surplus
(+)
8,066
231
20,918
981
903
9,563
2,460
3,375
9,342
6,929
1,509
2,606
10,879
1,618
427
6,296
4,903
674
2,373
6,068
2,125
102,245
32.0
22.7
21.4
23.9
100
Mixed
Compensation of Property
income
employees
incomes, net*
(+)
(+)
(+)
20,776
48,157
20,902
649
1,402
575
41,387
123,270
48,924
2,814
6,210
1,973
2,053
6,004
1,924
21,237
54,763
20,585
4,719
14,968
4,545
6,944
15,832
7,067
19,681
51,743
22,163
16,012
39,470
15,535
3,310
8,635
2,918
6,506
15,941
6,092
20,302
66,786
18,455
4,337
11,606
3,155
1,122
2,503
769
13,832
42,245
12,306
11,262
29,671
7,635
2,069
4,503
1,131
5,691
13,847
3,379
13,421
36,470
8,552
5,290
13,939
3,163
223,414
607,964
211,748
31.3
22.6
20.6
25.5
100
31.0
22.0
21.5
25.5
100
36.6
24.2
20.3
18.9
100
Primary
Social
incomes
Current taxes contributions
(=)
(-)
(-)
97,901
14,941
18,227
2,857
446
516
234,499
38,190
45,300
11,978
1,728
2,274
10,884
1,730
2,141
106,148
15,056
20,593
26,692
3,978
5,456
33,218
5,536
5,761
102,929
15,539
19,227
77,946
11,386
14,531
16,372
2,301
3,155
31,145
4,098
6,006
116,422
18,598
24,242
20,716
2,858
4,327
4,821
590
933
74,679
9,564
14,544
53,471
6,812
10,675
8,377
972
1,646
25,290
2,922
4,678
64,511
8,325
12,570
24,517
3,202
4,847
1,145,371
168,769
221,648
32.2
22.6
21.1
24.1
100
35.0
22.5
21.6
20.9
100
31.5
22.4
21.6
24.5
100
Social
benefits
(+)
23,980
687
49,492
2,266
2,533
21,873
6,810
9,800
23,374
19,287
4,597
7,328
27,516
5,688
1,255
19,948
15,873
2,261
7,587
18,598
6,857
277,613
Other
current
transfers,
net
(+)
1,444
17
3,086
7
128
1,623
429
453
1,240
1,311
159
413
1,512
134
12
84
5
12
49
80
31
- 11,767
30.2
20.5
21.2
28.1 100
42.6
29.1
28.8
0.5
100
Disposable
income
(=)
87,269
2,565
197,415
10,235
9,418
90,749
23,639
31,268
90,297
70,005
15,354
27,956
99,586
19,085
4,565
70,603
51,862
8,008
25,326
62,294
23,294
1,020,800
31.1
22.0
20.9
26.0
100
Table 2 – Households’ disposable income. Main aggregates by regions and area - Year 2007 (millions of euro)
Piemonte
Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste
Lombardia
Bolzano-Bozen
Trento
Veneto
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Liguria
Emilia-Romagna
Toscana
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
Sardegna
Italy1
North-West
North-East
Centre
South and Islands
Italy
1
Gross
operating
surplus
(+)
8,640
250
21,916
1,062
971
9,870
2,613
3,474
9,834
7,410
1,648
2,786
11,804
1,749
443
6,653
5,228
687
2,460
6,389
2,279
108,165
31.7
22.5
21.9
23.9
100
Mixed
Compensation of Property
income
employees
incomes, net*
(+)
(+)
(+)
20,586
50,139
21,767
693
1,418
615
42,084
127,609
51,884
2,888
6,522
2,083
2,163
6,212
2,126
21,484
57,630
21,306
4,946
15,468
4,836
7,344
16,475
7,569
20,493
54,430
23,335
16,660
40,757
16,325
3,252
9,207
2,943
6,422
16,673
6,307
20,902
70,166
19,537
4,526
12,005
3,364
1,149
2,615
771
14,026
43,540
12,929
11,329
30,720
8,089
2,175
4,591
1,190
5,593
14,316
3,464
13,542
37,231
8,854
5,386
14,179
3,380
227,642
631,902
222,677
31.0
22.8
20.8
25.4
100
31.0
22.2
21.6
25.2
100
36.7
24.1
20.3
18.9
100
Primary
Social
incomes
Current taxes contributions
(=)
(-)
(-)
101,132
16,055
19,208
2,976
487
539
243,493
41,364
47,447
12,555
1,852
2,409
11,472
1,856
2,235
110,290
16,375
21,838
27,863
4,257
5,721
34,862
5,894
6,146
108,092
16,635
20,467
81,152
12,154
15,257
17,050
2,463
3,387
32,188
4,436
6,328
122,409
19,964
25,635
21,644
3,066
4,585
4,978
629
992
77,148
10,198
15,397
55,366
7,262
11,342
8,643
1,034
1,736
25,833
3,077
4,932
66,016
8,814
13,102
25,224
3,398
5,115
1,190,386
181,271
233,820
32.2
22.7
21.2
23.9
100
35.2
22.6
21.5
20.7
100
31.4
22.5
21.6
24.5
100
Social
benefits
(+)
24,873
705
51,585
2,393
2,658
22,873
7,064
10,116
24,307
20,036
4,794
7,730
29,192
5,947
1,324
21,037
16,687
2,380
8,043
19,930
7,294
290,968
Other
current
transfers,
net
(+)
1,495
12
3,346
71
142
1,734
331
461
1,374
1,415
136
310
949
105
109
115
88
1
114
31
41
- 11,502
30.0
20.4
21.2
28.4 100
46.0
31.8
24.4
2.2
100
Disposable
income
(=)
89,247
2,667
202,921
10,616
9,897
93,216
24,618
32,477
93,923
72,362
15,858
28,844
105,053
19,835
4,790
72,705
53,537
8,254
25,981
63,999
23,964
1,054,761
31.0
22.0
21.1
25.9
100
National total does not include economic activities not ascribable to specific territory (ex: Italian embassies abroad, sea oil rig).
(*) Property incomes include the flows of mixed income transferred from producer to consumer unit. The national balancing item of this flow is zero,
while at a regional level it is determined by the difference between the residence of the productive unit and the one of its owner. Interests included in
this flow are corrected for Fisim.
Table 3 – Households’ disposable income. Main aggregates by regions and area - Year 2008 (millions of euro)
Piemonte
Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste
Lombardia
Bolzano-Bozen
Trento
Veneto
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Liguria
Emilia-Romagna
Toscana
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
Sardegna
Italy1
North-West
North-East
Centre
South and Islands
Italy
Gross
operating
surplus
(+)
9,116
263
23,374
1,093
1,013
10,362
2,737
3,800
10,508
8,016
1,701
2,933
12,891
1,889
453
6,833
5,627
698
2,524
7,078
2,476
115,384
Mixed
Compensation of Property
income
employees
incomes, net*
(+)
(+)
(+)
20,833
52,381
22,114
709
1,468
653
42,694
131,375
49,964
3,099
6,746
2,087
2,226
6,510
2,124
21,161
61,193
22,653
4,962
15,987
5,466
7,502
16,962
7,511
20,953
56,566
22,660
16,893
43,013
15,453
3,414
9,406
2,904
6,608
17,197
6,359
20,974
72,989
19,505
4,569
12,638
3,385
1,219
2,735
764
14,366
43,842
13,017
11,293
31,987
7,961
2,254
4,747
1,208
5,661
14,483
3,471
13,368
38,587
8,637
5,472
14,405
3,337
230,231
655,217
221,234
31.7
22.3
22.1
23.9
100
31.1
22.8
20.8
25.3
100
30.9
22.4
21.8
24.9
100
36.2
24.9
20.0
18.9
100
Primary
Social
incomes
Current taxes contributions
(=)
(-)
(-)
104,444
16,713
20,165
3,093
489
566
247,407
42,834
49,331
13,025
1,940
2,545
11,873
1,943
2,364
115,369
17,058
23,263
29,152
4,485
5,972
35,775
6,172
6,396
110,687
17,716
21,484
83,375
12,709
16,243
17,425
2,624
3,519
33,097
4,660
6,631
126,359
21,134
26,850
22,481
3,209
4,863
5,171
683
1,051
78,058
10,882
15,741
56,868
7,772
11,880
8,907
1,095
1,819
26,139
3,296
5,094
67,670
9,404
13,722
25,690
3,641
5,283
1,222,066
190,457
244,780
32.0
22.9
21.3
23.8
100
34.7
22.7
21.6
21.0
100
31.2
22.7
21.8
24.3
100
Social
benefits
(+)
26,126
755
53,864
2,470
2,827
24,032
7,382
10,471
25,351
20,997
5,021
8,048
30,654
6,271
1,405
22,326
17,569
2,528
8,431
21,006
7,598
305,133
Other
current
transfers,
net
(+)
1,567
51
3,705
171
139
1,848
218
586
1,592
1,436
125
396
897
168
16
209
133
12
79
168
94
- 12,432
29.9
20.3
21.2
28.6 100
47.5
31.9
23.0
2.4
100
Disposable
income
(=)
92,125
2,742
205,401
10,839
10,254
97,232
25,859
33,092
95,246
73,984
16,178
29,458
108,132
20,512
4,826
73,970
54,918
8,509
26,259
65,718
24,270
1,079,530
30.9
22.2
21.1
25.8
100
Table 4 – Households’ disposable income. Main aggregates by regions and area - Year 2009 (millions of euro)
Piemonte
Valle d'Aosta - Vallée d'Aoste
Lombardia
Bolzano-Bozen
Trento
Veneto
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Liguria
Emilia-Romagna
Toscana
Umbria
Marche
Lazio
Abruzzo
Molise
Campania
Puglia
Basilicata
Calabria
Sicilia
Sardegna
Italy1
North-West
North-East
Centre
South and Islands
Italy
1
Gross
operating
surplus
(+)
9,330
267
23,166
1,118
998
10,203
2,683
3,800
10,610
7,934
1,738
2,971
12,895
1,874
450
6,870
5,584
707
2,509
7,217
2,500
115,424
Mixed
Compensation of Property
income
employees
incomes, net*
(+)
(+)
(+)
20,600
50,600
16,603
652
1,515
505
41,658
130,058
39,076
3,042
6,927
1,714
2,217
6,706
1,722
20,857
60,613
18,347
4,808
15,958
4,280
7,491
17,133
5,883
20,231
56,398
17,750
17,127
42,926
12,595
3,294
9,286
2,463
6,552
17,079
5,220
20,880
73,299
16,111
4,553
11,920
2,827
1,227
2,676
669
14,234
43,128
10,812
10,712
31,817
6,530
2,160
4,805
1,005
5,788
14,676
2,927
13,542
38,710
7,465
5,360
14,513
2,828
226,984
650,744
177,332
31.7
22.2
22.1
24.0
100
31.0
22.5
21.1
25.4
100
30.7
22.5
21.9
24.9
100
35.0
24.7
20.5
19.8
100
Primary
Social
incomes
Current taxes contributions
(=)
(-)
(-)
97,133
15,820
19,569
2,939
478
574
233,958
41,056
48,803
12,801
1,903
2,607
11,643
1,905
2,428
110,020
16,416
23,046
27,729
4,307
5,954
34,307
6,021
6,465
104,989
16,929
21,407
80,582
12,396
16,255
16,781
2,541
3,475
31,822
4,520
6,632
123,185
20,824
26,973
21,174
3,094
4,652
5,022
669
1,040
75,044
10,679
15,534
54,643
7,726
11,789
8,677
1,095
1,835
25,900
3,283
5,157
66,934
9,317
13,846
25,201
3,615
5,296
1,170,484
184,594
243,338
31.5
22.8
21.6
24.1
100
34.3
22.5
21.8
21.4
100
31.0
22.8
21.9
24.3
100
Social
benefits
(+)
27,395
788
56,732
2,617
2,920
25,117
7,754
11,053
26,608
22,035
5,257
8,405
32,162
6,594
1,451
23,302
18,524
2,635
8,884
22,016
7,922
320,168
Other
current
transfers,
net
(+)
1,512
17
3,722
138
146
1,878
232
529
1,584
1,468
101
376
931
133
45
294
124
6
68
130
75
- 12,188
30.0
20.3
21.2
28.5 100
47.5
32.6
23.6
3.7
100
Disposable
income
(=)
87,627
2,658
197,109
10,770
10,084
93,797
24,990
32,345
91,677
72,498
15,921
28,699
106,619
19,889
4,809
72,427
53,776
8,376
26,412
65,917
24,137
1,050,532
30.5
22.0
21.3
26.2
100
National total does not include economic activities not ascribable to specific territory (ex: Italian embassies abroad, sea oil rig).
(*) Property incomes include the flows of mixed income transferred from producer to consumer unit. The national balancing item of this flow is zero,
while at a regional level it is determined by the difference between the residence of the productive unit and the one of its owner. Interests included in
this flow are corrected for Fisim.
Contact person:
National Accounts Directorate
ISTAT – Italian National Institute of Statistics
Via A. Depretis 74b – 00184 Rome, Italy
Francesca Tartamella
ph. +39 06 4673.3128