§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked 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)