NSCB - 2000 Family Income and Expenditures Survey (FIES) - Percentage Distribution of Total Family Expenditures by Major Expenditure Group

Percentage Distribution of Total Family Expenditures
by Major Expenditure Group

The expenditure pattern continues to change towards lesser spending on food, particularly those consumed at home.

The share of food expenditures to total expenditures decreased from 44.2 percent in 1997 to 43.6 percent in 2000. Food consumed at home had a share of 38.7 percent, down from 39.5 percent in 1997 while food consumed outside the home increased from 4.7 percent to 5.0 percent in 2000.

Expenditure groups which had larger shares in 2000 were rent/rental value of dwelling unit, transportation and communication, fuel, light and water, education, personal care and effects, clothing, footwear and other wear, and durable furniture and equipment.

Percentage Distribution of Total Family Expenditure
by Major Expenditure Group 1997 and 2000
(at current prices)

Expenditure Group	1997	2000
Percent	100.0	100.0
Food	44.2	43.6
Food Consumed at Home	39.5	38.7
Food Consumed Outside the Home	4.7	5.0
Alcoholic Beverages	0.9	0.7
Tobacco	1.3	1.1
Fuel, Light and Water	5.3	6.3
Transportation and Communication	5.6	6.8
Household Operations	2.3	2.3
Personal Care and Effects	3.3	3.6
Clothing, Footware and Other Wear	3.3	2.7
Education	3.7	4.2
Recreation	0.4	0.5
Medical Care	2.4	1.9
Non-Durable Furnishings	0.3	0.2
Durable Furniture and Equipment	3.0	2.5
Rent/Rental Value of Dwelling Unit	14.2	14.2
House Maintenance and Minor Repairs	1.1	0.9
Taxes Paid	2.5	2.1
Miscellaneous Expenditures	3.4	2.4
Other Expenditures	3.0	2.9

Note: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source: National Statistics Office