Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Grishina Elena Author-Name-First: Elena Author-Name-Last:Grishina Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name:Burdyak Alexandra Author-Name-First: Alexandra Author-Name-Last:Burdyak Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: INCOME AND POVERTY IN 2016 Abstract: IIn September 2016, real disposable income and real wage were 97.2% and 102.8%, respectively, compared to the same period last year. The real size of pension benefits in August 2016 reached 96.2% compared to the same period last year. In two years, real disposable income decreased by 8.7% while retail sales of food and non-food products fell even more – by 13.9%. Poverty rate in Q2 2016 was 13.5%, which is slightly below the level of the Q2 2015 – 14.0%. Growth in consumer prices in January–September 2016 (4.1%) was the lowest for the entire period since 1991. Classification-JEL: I31 Keywords: INFLATION AND MONETARY POLICY, Russian Economy Year: 2016 Issue:11 Month: November Pages: 37-39 File-URL: https://iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/recdev-2016-11-776.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised version, 2016 Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:recdev-2016-11-776