Consumption expenditure Consumption expenditure

Expenditure of households on food, beverages and tobacco
Net household income in 2018
Food, beverages and tobaccoHouseholds, totalHouseholds 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.

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

Average per household and month in EUR
Food, beverages and tobacco321155172195224268320380480
Bread and cereals432022273036425066
Meat492023263239505976
Fish, seafood1045568101114
Milk, cheese and eggs421922262935414963
Oils and fats84566791012
Fruit281415172025283243
Vegetables331718212329323849
Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery19810111315182328
Food products (not elsewhere classified)136791012121519
Non-alcoholic beverages331517202327323950
Alcoholic beverages271213131619293245
Tobacco16(14)14(15)1515172015
Average per household and month in percent
Food, beverages and tobacco100100100100100100100100100
Bread and cereals13.413.213.013.813.513.313.013.313.8
Meat15.212.613.313.314.414.615.515.615.9
Fish, seafood3.02.73.02.62.83.03.13.03.0
Milk, cheese and eggs13.012.413.013.213.012.912.813.013.1
Oils and fats2.62.72.73.02.82.72.72.62.4
Fruit8.89.08.98.69.09.28.88.58.9
Vegetables10.311.110.710.610.411.010.110.110.1
Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery5.85.25.85.65.75.85.76.05.8
Food products (not elsewhere classified)4.14.14.24.44.34.63.94.04.0
Non-alcoholic beverages10.29.810.010.410.110.010.010.310.3
Alcoholic beverages8.58.17.36.87.47.29.08.49.5
Tobacco5.0(9.1)8.0(7.7)6.65.85.45.33.0

As at 28 April 2021

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