Consumption expenditure Consumption expenditure

Expenditure of households on food, beverages and tobacco

Food, beverages and tobacco

GermanyFormer territory of the Federal Republic excluding Berlin-West1New Länder and Berlin2
200820132018200820132018200820132018

1: Until 2008: Former territory of the Federal Republic including Berlin-West, from 2013: Former territory of the Federal Republic excluding Berlin-West.

2: Until 2008: New Länder and Berlin-East, from 2013: New Länder and Berlin.

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

Average per household and month in EUR
Food, beverages and tobacco290300321296307328261273296
Bread and cereals404143424245333438
Meat495049495150474646
Fish, seafood88108810778
Milk, cheese and eggs373742383943313237
Oils and fats678678679
Fruit212328212329212328
Vegetables262933263034232630
Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery181819181819161717
Food products (not elsewhere classified)10121310131491011
Non-alcoholic beverages323233333334272729
Alcoholic beverages262627262728262527
Tobacco181716181716161817
Average per household and month in percent
Food, beverages and tobacco100100100100100100100100100
Bread and cereals13.913.513.414.213.713.612.612.612.7
Meat16.916.615.216.616.615.218.116.815.4
Fish, seafood2.72.73.02.72.83.02.72.62.7
Milk, cheese and eggs12.612.413.012.712.513.112.011.912.6
Oils and fats2.02.22.62.02.12.52.42.63.0
Fruit7.27.68.87.17.48.77.88.49.5
Vegetables8.99.710.38.99.810.38.89.610.1
Sugar. jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery6.16.05.86.16.05.86.26.35.9
Food products
(not elsewhere classified)
3.44.04.13.54.14.23.33.73.9
Non-alcoholic beverages11.010.510.211.110.710.310.39.99.7
Alcoholic beverages9.18.88.58.98.78.49.89.19.0
Tobacco6.25.85.06.25.64.96.06.45.6

As at 28 April 2021

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