HC Deb 04 June 1980 vol 985 cc706-7W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide a breakdown of family expenditure on items such as food, housing costs, and so

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
Households with an employee head
All households Manual Non-manual
£ Per cent. £ Per cent. £ Per cent.
Housing 11.87 (14.8) 11.04 (12.7) 16.13 (15.7)
Fuel, light and power 4.76 (5.9) 4.71 (5.4) 5.24 (5.1)
Food 19.31 (24.1) 22.01 (25.4) 21.17 (20.6)
Alcoholic drink 3.92 (4.9) 5.10 (5.9) 4.36 (4.3)
Tobacco 2.72 (3.4) 3.82 (4.4) 2.12 (2.1)
Clothing and footwear 6.78 (8.4) 7.49 (8.6) 8.66 (8.4)
Durable household goods 5.66 (7.0) 5.97 (6.9) 8.54 (8.3)
Other goods 5.99 (7.5) 6.36 (7.3) 7.95 (7.7)
Transport and vehicles 10.90 (13.6) 12.44 (14.4) 15.29 (14.9)
Services 7.66 (9.5) 7.07 (8.2) 12.03 (11.7)
Miscellaneous 0.69 (0.9) 0.70 (0.8) 1.20 (1.2)
All expenditure 80.26 (100.0) 86.72 (100.0) 102.69 (100.0)

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