unearned income

The portion of a person's income that does not come from wages, such as interest or dividends from investments.


FX Significance

Private consumption is the largest component of the National Income (GDP) of a country. If people are able to consume more because the unearned income portion of their total wealth is rising, that will be a positive development for overall economic health of the country as a whole and will be reflected in the currency exchange rate.

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