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브레이크뉴스 문홍철 기자= 저소득층일수록 체감물가 상승률이 높은 것으로 나타났다.
3일 한국경제인협회에 따르면 최근 10년간(2014년~2024년) 소득분위별 ‘소비자 체감물가’ 추이를 분석한 결과, 소득 1분위의 체감물가 상승률은 23.2%로, 소득 5분위의 20.6%보다 2.6%p 높았다.
소득 1분위는 전체 인구 중 소득이 가장 낮은 20%, 5분위는 전체 인구 중 소득이 가장 높은 20%를 의미한다.
소득분위별 체감물가 상승률을 살펴보면 △1분위 23.2% △2분위 22.4% △3분위 21.7% △4분위 20.9% △5분위 20.6%로 소득이 낮을수록 체감물가 상승률이 높아지는 경향을 보였다.
이를 연도별로 분석할 경우, 2019년부터 2024년까지 6년 중 2022년을 제외하고 1분위의 체감 소비자물가 상승률이 5분위보다 매년 높았다.
2014년부터 2024년까지 10년간, 저소득층이 주로 소비하는 식료품 물가는 41.9% 상승해 같은 기간 전체 물가상승률 21.2%의 약 2배에 달했다. 한경협은 식료품 물가 상승이 저소득층의 체감물가에 큰 영향을 미쳤다고 분석했다.
소득 5분위는 △교통(13.0%) △교육(10.5%) △오락·문화(9.0%) 순으로 지출 비중이 높았고, 비교기간(2014년 대비 2024년 기준) 동안 해당 품목의 물가상승률은 각각 5.3%, 10.6%, 9.2%로 전체 물가상승률(21.2%)을 크게 밑돌았다.
이상호 한경협 경제산업본부장은 “최근 10년간 먹거리 물가가 크게 상승하면서 취약계층의 체감물가 부담을 가중시키고 있다”며 “취약계층 보호를 위해 농산물 수급 안정화 대책을 마련하고 유통규제를 개선하는 한편, 농산물 수입 다변화 등을 추진할 필요가 있다”고 말했다.
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Food price inflation rate 41.9% over the past 10 years...low-income class hit hard
The lower the income bracket, the higher the perceived inflation rate.
According to the Korea Economic Association on the 3rd, the results of analyzing the trend of ‘consumer perceived inflation’ by income bracket over the past 10 years (2014-2024) showed that the perceived inflation rate of the 1st income bracket was 23.2%, which was 2.6%p higher than the 20.6% of the 5th income bracket.
The 1st income bracket refers to the 20% with the lowest income among the entire population, and the 5th income bracket refers to the 20% with the highest income among the entire population.
Looking at the perceived inflation rate by income bracket, the 1st income bracket was 23.2%, the 2nd income bracket was 22.4%, the 3rd income bracket was 21.7%, the 4th income bracket was 20.9%, and the 5th income bracket was 20.6%, showing a tendency for the perceived inflation rate to be higher as income levels decreased.
When analyzing this by year, the perceived consumer price inflation rate of the 1st quintile was higher than that of the 5th quintile every year except for 2022 out of the 6 years from 2019 to 2024.
Over the 10 years from 2014 to 2024, the price of food mainly consumed by the low-income class increased by 41.9%, which was about twice the overall inflation rate of 21.2% during the same period. The Korea Economic Research Institute analyzed that the increase in food prices had a significant impact on the perceived prices of the low-income class.
The income quintile had the highest expenditure proportion in the order of △transportation (13.0%), △education (10.5%), and △entertainment and culture (9.0%), and the inflation rates of these items during the comparison period (2024 compared to 2014) were 5.3%, 10.6%, and 9.2%, respectively, which were significantly lower than the overall inflation rate (21.2%).
Lee Sang-ho, head of the Economic and Industrial Headquarters of the Korea Economic Research Institute, said, “The recent 10-year rise in food prices has increased the perceived cost burden on vulnerable groups,” adding, “In order to protect vulnerable groups, we need to prepare measures to stabilize the supply and demand of agricultural products, improve distribution regulations, and promote the diversification of agricultural product imports.”
