HC Deb 11 March 2004 vol 418 c1683W
Brian White

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average proportion of household expenditure spent on household fuel was in(a) 1975, (b) 1980, (c) 1985, (d) 1990, (e) 2000 and (f) 2003. [160096]

Mr. Timms

The average proportion of household expenditure spent on fuel in(a) 1995, (b) 1980, (c) 1985, (d) 1990, (e) 2000 and (f) 2003 is set out in the following table.

Household expenditure on fuel

(Percentage)
1975 5.5
1980 5.6
1985 6.2
1990 4.5
2000–01 3.1
2002–03 2.9
Source:
ONS-Family Expenditure Survey, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 2000–01.
Expenditure and Food Survey from 2001–02.