Consumption expenditure
Consumption expenditure

Private consumption expenditure of households1
Net household income in 2021
ExpenditureHouseholds, totalHouseholds with a monthly net income from EUR ... to under EUR ...
under 1,2501,250 to
2,500
2,500 to
3,500
3,500 to
5,000
5,000
and more2
EUR%EUR%EUR%EUR%EUR%EUR%

1: Excluding households of farmers and self-employed persons.
2: 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.

() = Limited informational value because the numerical value based on the number of households (25 to under 100 households) is of limited statistical reliability (relative standard error of 10% to under 20%).

Source: Continuous household budget surveys (household book).

Average per household and month
Private consumption expenditure2,6231001,0301001,5921002,3161002,9651004,383100
Food, beverages and tobacco40215.319318.728217.737016.045715.460313.8
Clothing and footwear983.7313.0583.6833.61073.61764.0
Housing, energy, maintenance of the dwelling96636.851650.168142.889938.81,10537.31,41332.2
Furnishings, equipment and household maintenance1676.3424.1825.21295.62087.03067.0
Health1154.4252.4503.2863.71244.22365.4
Transport32212.3535.11398.727411.834611.764814.8
Postal and telecommunication services702.7383.7553.5693.0772.6962.2
Recreation, entertainment and culture2559.7656.31318.22239.62869.747010.7
Education180.7(5)(0.5)40.3120.5180.6421.0
Restaurants and hotels1134.3232.2503.1873.81304.42255.1
Miscellaneous goods and services983.7403.9593.7843.61063.61683.8

As at 02 December 2022