Release: Family Spending, 2012 Edition
Contact
Giles Horsfield
Social Surveys Division
Telephone: +44 (0)1633 455678
Categories: Economy, Personal Finances, Consumers and Customers, Personal Expenditure, People and Places, Housing and Households, Households, Household Income and Expenditure
Frequency of release: Annually
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: Region
Survey name(s): Living Costs and Food Survey
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UK households spent an average of £484 a week in 2011.
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The largest expenditure categories were transport, recreation and culture, and housing (excluding mortgages) fuel and power.
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There were five regions in which expenditure over the period 2009-2011 was higher than the UK average: London, South East, East, Northern Ireland and South West.
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Ownership of consumer durables, including home computers, continued to rise in 2011.
In this release
- The Headlines: Household Expenditure at a Glance
- About This Edition of Family Spending
- Chapter 1: Overview
- Chapter 2: Housing Expenditure
- Chapter 3: Equivalised Income
- Chapter 4: Trends in Household Expenditure Over Time
- List of Tables: Appendix A
- Survey Methodology: Appendix B
- Reference tables (94)
Family Spending - 2012, Chapter 5 : This article presents commentary on weekly household expenditure, focusing on English regions and constituent countries of the UK.
Results of the Living Costs and Food Survey (formerly the Expenditure and Food Survey), successor to the Family Expenditure Survey (FES) and the National Food Survey (NFS).
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These National Statistics are produced to high professional standards and released according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
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