Consumption expenditure
Data from the private consumption expenditure by social status 2018 in Germany

Private consumption expenditure of households
Social status of main income earner in 2018

Expenditure	House­holds total		House­holds, by social status of main income earner
			self-employed1		employees		unemployed		non-employed persons
	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%
1: Business people, members of the liberal professions, and farmers. Source: Sample Survey of Income and Expenditure (household book).
Average per household and month
Private consumption expen­diture	2,704	100	3,429	100	2,990	100	1,317	100	2,279	100
Food, beverages and tobacco	360	13.3	433	12.6	396	13.2	256	19.4	302	13.2
Clothing and footwear	122	4.5	163	4.8	149	5.0	50	3.8	80	3.5
Housing, energy, mainte­nance of the dwelling	908	33.6	1,155	33.7	942	31.5	584	44.4	850	37.3
Furnishings, equip­ment and house­hold mainte­nance	137	5.1	174	5.1	159	5.3	44	3.3	107	4.7
Health	115	4.3	132	3.9	94	3.1	26	2.0	159	7.0
Transport	379	14.0	481	14.0	484	16.2	108	8.2	223	9.8
Postal and telecommunication services	71	2.6	85	2.5	80	2.7	53	4.0	56	2.4
Recreation, entertainment and culture	304	11.2	388	11.3	335	11.2	98	7.4	263	11.5
Education	28	1.0	44	1.3	40	1.3	9	0.7	8	0.3
Restaurants and hotels	168	6.2	232	6.8	194	6.5	43	3.2	129	5.7
Miscellaneous goods and services	111	4.1	141	4.1	119	4.0	47	3.6	102	4.5

As at 28 February 2020