Main Income

Accordingly, annual income of such households – more than $ 925,000. In most cases, these households have a 'survivor' – head of the family. Among the sources of income segment of the 'Elite' is dominated by big business, located in the return on assets. Representatives of the 'elites' own profitable businesses, real estate, deposits and other instruments to generate income. Fraction of this segment of the luxury market (no more than 12%) also gets high returns in the form wages at the main place of work. Most members of the Russian 'Elite' (81%) – the owners of big capital. Two-thirds of them anyway operate or participate in the activities of their enterprises.

Slightly more than 12% of this segment are hired managers of companies, and most of them owns a large property. About 7% of 'elites' have other sources of income (mediation, royalties, etc.) are not being hired or employees or owners of companies. Most members of this group – representatives of different branches of government. Total discretionary spending segment of the 'elite' in 2007 was $ 59 billion, or about $ 388,000 per person. Share of segment the luxury market is 32%.

For many in this segment are open most premium markets: real estate, jewelry, expensive yachts and cars, and others. 'Mass elite' sense of the contradictory construct of 'mass elite' should be explained separately. In fact, the elite can not be mass – on it, and elite. But in today's Russian being rapidly evolving processes, reserves the right to life that is an oxymoron.

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