Expenditure brief (level 3); by household characteristics, 1992-2010

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Expenditure Periods Total all households Average amount spent (euro) Total all households Average spending (%) (%) Total all households Standard error (%) (%) Household characteristics Size of the household Households consisting of 1 person (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Size of the household Households consisting of 2 persons (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Size of the household Households consisting of 3 persons (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Size of the household Households consisting of 4 persons (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Size of the household Households consisting of >= 5 persons (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Age main breadwinner Age main breadwinner: tot 45 yrs (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Age main breadwinner Age main breadwinner: 45-64 yrs (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Age main breadwinner Age main breadwinner: 65 yrs or older (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Owner/ tenant of the dwelling Owner (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Owner/ tenant of the dwelling Tenant (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Income quartiles (25% groups) 1st quartile (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Income quartiles (25% groups) 2nd quartile (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Income quartiles (25% groups) 3rd quartile (% total expenditure) Household characteristics Income quartiles (25% groups) 4th quartile (% total expenditure)
Total expenditure in euro 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 24,424 1 14,851.3 26,864.0 28,712.1 33,361.2 34,746.6 25,238.8 27,272.4 18,095.5 30,556.8 17,810.0 13,198.0 19,622.0 27,422.1 37,463.5
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 28,015 1 17,317.0 30,070.0 35,141.0 37,325.0 39,175.0 28,224.0 31,873.0 20,460.0 34,493.0 20,933.0 16,704.0 21,967.0 30,562.0 42,798.0
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 28,214 1 17,424.0 29,710.0 34,432.0 39,113.0 41,394.0 29,159.0 31,157.0 20,160.0 35,585.0 20,155.0 17,469.0 21,653.0 30,570.0 43,195.0
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 28,743 1 18,392.2 31,239.1 35,065.4 37,201.1 41,622.7 27,970.8 32,862.3 23,071.0 35,059.3 20,990.7 18,637.6 22,743.2 30,126.9 43,537.2
Total expenditure as a percentage 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
11 Food 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 4,289 17.6 1 16.4 17.9 17.2 17.9 18.6 17.0 18.5 17.4 17.2 18.2 18.4 17.4 18.2 16.8
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 4,913 17.5 1 16.2 17.7 16.7 18.5 19.3 17.4 17.6 17.6 17.1 18.4 17.8 18.1 17.3 17.3
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 4,668 16.5 1 16.2 16.7 16.3 16.6 16.9 16.2 16.9 16.6 15.8 17.9 17.2 17.2 16.6 16.0
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 4,508 15.7 1 14.8 15.8 15.3 15.9 17.4 15.6 16.0 15.3 15.6 15.9 14.6 15.7 16.0 15.9
110 Bread, pastry and groceries 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 533 2.2 1 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.6 2.9 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 588 2.1 2 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.5 3.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.0
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 567 2.0 2 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.0 1.9
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 523 1.8 2 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.2 2.6 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.8
111 Potatoes, vegetables and fruit 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 535 2.2 2 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.0
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 614 2.2 2 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.2
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 594 2.1 2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.6 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.0
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 577 2.0 2 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.0
113 Products,beverages containing sugar 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 756 3.1 2 2.6 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.4 2.7 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.0
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 889 3.2 2 2.7 3.3 2.8 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.4 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.3
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 824 2.9 2 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.9 3.1 2.6 3.3 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 815 2.8 4 2.7 3.1 2.6 2.6 3.1 2.5 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.6 2.8 2.7 3.0
115 Oils and fats 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 53 0.2 3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 64 0.2 3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 54 0.2 4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 52 0.2 3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
116 Meat, meat products and fish 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 671 2.7 2 2.3 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 2.4 3.1 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.3
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 741 2.6 2 1.9 2.8 2.6 3.0 3.1 2.4 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.7 2.5
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 754 2.7 2 2.1 2.7 3.1 2.7 2.9 2.3 3.0 2.9 2.5 3.0 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.4
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 711 2.5 2 1.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.1 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.5
118 Dairy products 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 475 1.9 2 1.7 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 1.9 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 1.8
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 536 1.9 2 1.6 2.0 1.7 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.2 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 507 1.8 2 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.6 1.9 2.1 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 458 1.6 2 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.1 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6
119 Other food products 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,267 5.2 2 5.8 5.7 4.6 4.5 4.0 5.6 5.1 3.8 5.0 5.5 5.2 4.4 5.4 5.5
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 1,482 5.3 2 6.4 5.3 4.9 4.8 4.4 6.0 4.9 4.3 5.0 5.8 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.4
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,368 4.8 2 5.6 5.2 4.3 4.3 3.9 5.5 4.4 3.9 4.7 5.1 4.9 4.6 4.9 4.9
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,372 4.8 2 5.7 4.8 4.5 4.3 3.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 4.7 5.0 4.5 4.6 4.9 4.9
22 Housing 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 8,188 33.5 1 39.7 33.0 32.2 30.0 31.0 32.1 32.7 40.3 32.1 36.2 42.2 37.4 32.8 29.0
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 9,352 33.4 1 39.1 34.2 30.0 30.3 29.4 32.1 32.4 40.4 32.0 35.8 40.2 37.3 31.2 30.2
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 9,496 33.7 1 39.8 35.0 31.8 28.2 29.2 31.4 33.2 42.9 32.4 36.0 41.1 36.5 32.6 29.9
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 9,990 34.8 1 41.8 34.4 31.6 31.4 30.6 33.2 33.0 42.4 33.3 37.7 41.1 38.4 34.5 30.3
220 Rent and maintenance house, garden 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 5,690 23.3 1 29.9 22.5 21.8 20.5 19.5 22.0 22.5 29.6 21.8 26.0 32.2 26.5 22.5 19.0
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 6,509 23.2 1 29.3 23.4 20.2 20.3 20.1 21.8 22.6 29.6 21.8 25.9 30.1 26.4 20.9 20.6
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 6,571 23.3 1 29.9 24.1 20.6 18.7 19.5 21.5 22.5 31.9 21.8 26.3 29.7 26.7 22.4 19.6
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 6,780 23.6 1 29.8 23.3 20.6 21.0 19.9 22.4 22.0 30.5 22.1 26.6 28.9 26.9 23.3 19.7
224 Furniture, soft furnishings, linen 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 951 3.9 4 2.9 4.2 3.9 3.7 . 4.1 3.9 3.2 4.1 3.4 2.2 4.1 3.8 4.5
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 968 3.5 4 2.7 4.0 3.2 3.7 2.8 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.0 2.2 3.5 3.7 3.7
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 949 3.4 4 2.6 3.8 3.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.1 3.9 2.3 3.2 2.4 3.2 4.1
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,044 3.6 4 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.4 4.0
226 Household appliances and tools 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 530 2.2 2 1.9 2.3 2.5 1.9 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.1
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 598 2.1 2 2.1 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.0
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 595 2.1 2 1.9 2.2 2.5 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.2 2.1
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 592 2.1 3 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0
229 Heating and light 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,017 4.2 1 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.1 5.3 3.9 4.7 5.8 4.7 4.1 3.4
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 1,277 4.6 1 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.4 5.3 4.4 4.8 5.7 5.1 4.5 3.9
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,381 4.9 1 5.5 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.9 6.0 4.6 5.4 6.1 5.5 4.8 4.1
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,575 5.5 1 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.3 5.2 6.4 5.3 5.9 6.6 6.2 5.6 4.5
33 Clothing and footwear 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,695 6.9 2 5.7 6.8 7.0 7.8 8.4 7.4 6.8 5.7 7.1 6.6 5.6 6.4 7.1 7.6
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 1,892 6.8 2 5.5 6.2 7.3 7.9 8.3 7.4 6.5 5.6 7.1 6.0 5.2 6.3 7.0 7.4
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,869 6.6 2 4.9 6.2 6.9 8.4 8.2 7.6 6.2 4.8 7.2 5.5 5.4 5.5 6.0 8.1
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,732 6.0 2 4.9 5.5 6.5 7.3 7.3 6.8 5.9 4.6 6.3 5.4 4.7 5.2 6.1 7.0
330 Clothing 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,263 5.2 2 4.2 5.2 5.3 5.7 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.4 5.3 4.8 4.3 4.7 5.2 5.7
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 1,383 4.9 2 4.1 4.6 5.3 5.6 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.3 5.2 4.5 3.8 4.7 5.1 5.3
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,391 4.9 2 3.7 4.7 5.1 6.1 6.1 5.6 4.6 3.8 5.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.4 6.1
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,263 4.4 2 3.7 4.1 4.7 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.3 3.5 4.6 3.9 3.5 3.8 4.5 5.0
335 Footwear and decorations 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 431 1.8 2 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.9
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 508 1.8 2 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.0
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 478 1.7 2 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.0 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.0
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 468 1.6 2 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.1 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.9
44 Hygiene and medical care 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,554 6.4 2 6.0 5.7 7.2 7.1 6.8 6.7 5.5 7.1 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 5.8 6.7
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 1,920 6.9 2 6.4 6.2 8.6 6.9 7.2 7.0 6.2 8.2 6.8 7.0 6.1 6.3 6.8 7.4
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 2,121 7.5 2 7.3 6.7 7.4 8.6 9.1 7.8 6.8 8.8 7.7 7.1 8.1 6.9 7.1 7.9
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 2,254 7.8 2 7.3 7.0 8.3 9.7 8.1 8.3 7.0 8.5 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.9 8.0
440 Household services, cleaning 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 657 2.7 4 2.4 2.0 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.2 1.9 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.3 3.2
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 734 2.6 4 2.3 1.9 3.8 3.0 3.4 3.1 2.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.0 2.6 3.1
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 805 2.9 5 2.3 1.9 3.1 4.1 . 3.5 2.3 2.6 3.3 2.1 2.9 2.0 3.0 3.2
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 821 2.9 4 2.3 1.7 3.7 5.1 . 3.8 2.1 2.5 3.1 2.4 2.8 2.3 2.6 3.3
442 Personal care 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 553 2.3 2 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.3
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 693 2.5 2 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 653 2.3 3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.0 2.4
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 603 2.1 2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2
446 Medical care 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 344 1.4 4 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.5 2.0 1.3 1.6 2.0 1.6 1.3 1.2
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 493 1.8 4 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.8 2.6 1.7 1.9 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.9
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 663 2.4 3 2.7 2.5 1.9 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.4 3.9 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.8 2.1 2.3
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 830 2.9 3 2.9 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.9 2.3 3.0 4.0 2.7 3.2 2.7 3.3 3.3 2.5
55 Education, recreation and traffic 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 8,118 33.2 1 29.7 33.9 34.1 35.3 33.0 34.8 33.9 26.5 34.6 30.6 25.4 30.1 33.7 37.3
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 9,235 33.0 1 30.0 33.0 34.9 34.2 33.6 33.8 34.9 24.8 34.4 30.4 28.5 29.6 34.8 35.1
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 9,324 33.0 1 29.4 32.6 35.1 35.8 33.6 34.5 34.4 23.9 33.9 31.3 26.0 31.6 34.8 35.4
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 9,469 32.9 1 28.7 34.4 35.2 33.2 33.6 33.6 35.0 26.3 33.9 31.1 29.9 30.6 32.4 35.9
550 Education 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,048 4.3 2 4.1 3.7 4.7 4.8 5.4 4.5 4.7 2.8 4.2 4.5 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.8
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 1,121 4.0 2 4.1 3.2 4.3 4.4 5.3 4.2 4.2 2.8 4.0 4.0 4.3 3.3 4.0 4.3
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,164 4.1 2 3.7 3.5 4.1 5.1 5.5 4.4 4.4 2.6 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.3 4.3 4.5
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,141 4.0 2 3.9 3.2 3.8 4.8 5.9 4.1 4.5 2.5 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.7 4.6
551 Sports, games and holidays 2000 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,684 6.9 3 5.7 7.7 6.1 7.6 5.9 6.5 7.6 6.7 7.7 5.5 4.4 5.4 7.0 8.4
2003 Rent valua acc.to National Accounts 1,890 6.7 3 5.3 7.4 6.5 7.4 6.5 6.8 7.3 5.1 7.6 5.2 4.3 5.2 6.9 8.4
2004 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 1,941 6.9 3 5.8 7.7 6.0 7.4 6.7 6.9 7.1 6.2 7.4 5.8 4.1 6.1 7.0 8.3
2005 Rent value acc.to National Accounts 2,095 7.3 3 5.9 8.2 7.9 7.9 5.4 6.8 8.1 6.3 8.1 5.7 7.2 5.7 6.4 8.9
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


Expenditure by amounts spent and household characteristics such as size of the household, composition of the household, age of the breadwinner, living conditions, income deciles
and income quartiles by size of the household and distribution channels. Classifications according to income and main source of income in preliminary results until 2010 are based on incomedata from the year preceding the year under review.

Data available: 1992-2010.
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final for 1992-2009. Figures of 2010 are preliminary.

Changes as of 6 October 2016:
None, this table is stopped.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable.

Description topics

Total all households
Average amount spent
Average annual spending per household.
Average spending (%)
Standard error (%)
Standard error as a percentage of the expenses concerned.
Sample errors are generated because only part of a specific population is
surveyed. Such errors do not occur if an integral survey is conducted.
Recurrent sampling will not always lead to the same results.
The difference between an estimate based on a sample and the real value,
i.e. the value based on an integral survey, is referred to as the
estimate error. It can be quantified by means of the standard error. The
standard error indicates the reliability intervals for the calculation of
the estimated average expenditure. The following instance may elucidate:
In the 2000 sample, the average expenditure on food was 4,289 euro. The
standard error of food 1%, that is 43 euro.
Thee 95% reliability margins for the average expenditure on food are
4,205 euro (= 4,289 - 1.96 x 43) and 4,373 euro (= 4,289 + 1.96 x 43).
The 95% reliability interval is defined as the chance that the actual
average expenditure on food is included in the interval (4,205 euro;
4,373 euro) is 95%.
Household characteristics
Size of the household
Households consisting of 1 person
Households consisting of 2 persons
Households consisting of 3 persons
Households consisting of 4 persons
Households consisting of >= 5 persons
Age main breadwinner
Refers to single households and multi-person households.
Age main breadwinner: tot 45 yrs
Age main breadwinner: 45-64 yrs
Age main breadwinner: 65 yrs or older
Owner/ tenant of the dwelling
Owner
Tenant
Income quartiles (25% groups)
1st quartile
2nd quartile
3rd quartile
4th quartile