Consumption expenditure
Data from the private consumption expenditure by net household income in Germany

Private consumption expenditure of households
Net household income in 2018
Expenditure

Households,

total

Households with a monthly net income from
EUR ... to under EUR ...
under
900
900
to
1,300
1,300
to
1,500
1,500
to
2,000
2,000
to
2,600
2,600
to
3,600
3,600
to
5,000
5,000
and more1

1: Households which do not have a regular monthly net house­hold income of 18,000 euros or more, but which, due to one-off payments or the like, were above this income thres­hold in the reference quarter.

Source: Sample Survey of Income and Expenditure (household book).

Average per household and month in EUR
Private consumption expenditure2,7049011,1521,3521,6252,0162,5513,2534,657
Food, beverages and tobacco360170193220249295354434540
Clothing and footwear1222942556887109148229
Housing, energy, mainte­nance of the dwelling9084185025636417489041,0751,357
Furnishings, equip­ment and house­hold mainte­nance1372240536791126165269
Health115223036506693133254
Transport37962101119172238336476762
Postal and telecommunication services713743505461708399
Recreation, entertainment and culture3046599131166218285372557
Education288671114213363
Restaurants and hotels16836496080113146205334
Miscellaneous goods and services1113246606785107129194
Average per household and month in %
Private consumption expen­diture100100100100100100100100100
Food, beverages and tobacco13.318.916.716.315.314.613.913.311.6
Clothing and footwear4.53.23.64.14.24.34.34.54.9
Housing, energy, mainte­nance of the dwelling33.646.443.641.639.537.135.433.029.1
Furnishings, equip­ment and house­hold mainte­nance5.12.43.53.94.14.54.95.15.8
Health4.32.52.62.63.13.33.64.15.5
Transport14.06.88.88.810.611.813.214.616.4
Postal and telecommunication services2.64.13.73.73.33.02.72.52.1
Recreation, entertainment and culture11.27.28.69.710.210.811.211.412.0
Education1.00.80.60.50.70.70.81.01,4
Restaurants and hotels6,24.04.34.44.95.65.76.37.2
Miscellaneous goods and services4.13.64.04.44.14.24.24.04.2

As at 28 February 2020