Peter Gittins and Simon Luke
Household Expenditure, Household and Labour Market Division
consumer.trends@ons.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1633 456079
Categories: People and Places, Housing and Households, Households, Household Income and Expenditure, Economy, National Accounts, National Income, Expenditure and Output, GDP by Category of Expenditure
Frequency of release: Quarterly
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: UK
Survey name(s): Annual Business Survey (ABS), Living Costs and Food Survey, Monthly Business Survey - Retail Sales Inquiry, International Passenger Survey (IPS)
This article examines how the nature of household spending has changed since 2005. In particular, it analyses the impact of the recession on the purchase of essential and non-essential goods and services.