First published Oct 28, 2026, 10:06:15 AM UTC · Last updated Oct 28, 2026, 10:06:15 AM UTC

Household real income per capita slightly increases in both the euro area and the EU

The source reports that household real income per capita rose 0.1% in the euro area and EU in the second quarter of 2026, following a 0.1% increase in the first quarter. Household real consumption per capita rose 0.3% in the second quarter.

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Affected location: euro area and EU

Illustrative image: The growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the bottom 40% is computed as the annualized average growth rate in per capita real consumption or income of the bottom 40% of the population in the income distribution in a country from household surveys over a roughly 5-year period. — World Bank – World Development Indicators/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

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The figures report changes in household real income and consumption across the euro area and EU.

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