Prices, for instance, are so low that income statistics are misleading.
Consider the problems involved in using national income statistics to make international comparisons of living standards.
That means people have more spending money than the income statistics suggest.
These income statistics are significantly lower than in surrounding towns.
Soviet authorities have never published income statistics with much credibility in the West.
The income statistics emphasized are limited to married couples, which gives an exaggerated impression of progress.
Personal income statistics are given in accordance to a variety of demographic characteristics.
National income statistics had been modified to make things look better than they really were.
Recent income statistics show that the total poverty rate in the country stands at 31.9%.
Often his strategies allow money to pass without showing up anywhere in the official income statistics.