Consumption expenditure Consumption expenditure

Expenditure of households on food, beverages and tobacco
Type of household in 2018
Expenditure

Households,

total

Households, by households type
persons living aloneof whom

single parents1

couples

of whomother households3
men living alonewomen living alonewithout childwith child(ren)2

1: Unmarried child(ren) aged under 18 years.

2: Unmarried child(ren) aged under 18 years of main income earner or spouse/partner.

3: Among others, households with a child/children above the age of 18 years, multi-generational households, persons sharing a flat, etc.

() = 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 tobacco321190194187293406377467484
Bread and cereals432525254454477066
Meat492528233965617380
Fish, seafood10666612121214
Milk, cheese and eggs422423254253476562
Oils and fats8545711111212
Fruit281813202636344038
Vegetables332017223242394848
Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery191110122224213026
Food products (not elsewhere classified)138881316142119
Non-alcoholic beverages331920183440355055
Alcoholic beverages271623121136402939
Tobacco16131511(16)17161825
Average per household and month in percent
Food, beverages and tobacco100100100100100100100100100
Bread and cereals13.413.213.113.315.113.412.415.013.7
Meat15.212.914.412.113.415.916.115.616.6
Fish, seafood3.03.03.13.02.23.03.32.62.8
Milk, cheese and eggs13.012.811.713.514.213.112.513.912.8
Oils and fats2.62.62.22.82.22.72.82.52.4
Fruit8.89.46.910.99.08.99.18.57.8
Vegetables10.310.58.711.510.810.310.310.39.9
Sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery5.85.95.06.47.75.85.56.45.5
Food products (not elsewhere classified)4.14.34.44.34.44.03.74.53.9
Non-alcoholic beverages10.210.010.69.611.59.89.310.611.4
Alcoholic beverages8.58.612.06.53.98.910.66.18.0
Tobacco5.06.87.96.1(5.5)4.14.23.95.2

As at 28 April 2021

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