Disposable incomes in the Cumberland Council area have grown at the same rate as the UK since 1997, new figures show.
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Disposable income is the amount of money people have available for spending or saving after taxes and social contributions, and is used by economists as a way of comparing the economic welfare of different areas.
The Office for National Statistics estimates that Cumberland Council residents each had around £19,333 in disposable income as of 2022.
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The figures show disposable incomes have on average grown by 3.2 per cent a year in the area since 1997, close to the national rate of 3.1per cent.
The ONS suggests disposable income may have taken a hit from recent price rises, although data is not available for the impact of inflation at a local level.
In the Cumberland Council area, disposable incomes grew by 4.2 per cent between 2021 and 2022, below the CPIH inflation rate of 7.9 per cent.
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