Mar 01, 2009

Western Expats are Dubai's Highest Earners (from Arabian Business.com)

Western expatriates, followed by Emiratis, Gulf Arabs and Asians, are Dubai’s highest earners, states a report by the Dubai Statistics Centre. The average income for expatriates from European and North American nations is AED180,000, compared with AED113,000 for nationals and AED68,000 for Arabs and AED60,000 for Asian expatriates. Conversely, Asian expatriates are the highest spenders, comprising 38.6 percent (AED14.6 billion) out of an AED27.9 billion total spend on consumers goods of in 2008, report