Working Family Income (Expenditure on Food) (Hansard, 16 July 1971)

HC Deb 16 July 1971 vol 821 c168W 168W

§ Mr. Elystan Morgan
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the average Welsh working family's income is represented by the purchase of food and by how much this proportion differs from the United Kingdom average.

§ Mr. Bryan
The latest information available, which relates to households as defined in the Family Expenditure Survey, is as follows :

Proportion of total weekly household expenditure spent on food over the period January, 1969 to December, 1970

Wales United Kingdom

per cent. per cent.

Including meals out 28.1 26.0

Excluding meals out 25.0 22.6

Proportion of total weekly household expenditure spent on food over the period January, 1969 to December, 1970
	Wales United Kingdom
	per cent.	per cent.
Including meals out	28.1	26.0
Excluding meals out	25.0	22.6