Consumption expenditure
Data to the private consumption expenditure of households by territory

Private consumption expenditure of households 2018 by territory

Expenditure	Germany		Former territory of the Federal Republic		New Länder and Berlin
	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%
Source: Sample Survey of Income and Expenditure (household book).
Average per household and month
Private consumption expen­diture	2,704	100	2,802	100	2,329	100
Food, beverages and tobacco	360	13.3	368	13.1	330	14.2
Clothing and footwear	122	4.5	127	4.5	105	4.5
Housing, energy, mainte­nance of the dwelling	908	33.6	951	34.0	745	32.0
Furnishings, equip­ment and house­hold mainte­nance	137	5.1	141	5.0	123	5.3
Health	115	4.3	125	4.5	80	3.4
Transport	379	14.0	397	14.2	310	13.3
Postal and telecommunication services	71	2.6	72	2.6	67	2.9
Recreation, entertainment and culture	304	11.2	306	10.9	294	12.6
Education	28	1.0	29	1.0	21	0.9
Restaurants and hotels	168	6.2	172	6.2	151	6.5
Miscellaneous goods and services	111	4.1	113	4.0	103	4.4

As at 28 February 2020