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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998
Table 7B4 Average weekly household expenditure, by commodity, 1995-96, 1996-97

(£)
 

1995-96

1996-97

Scotland

United Kingdom

Scotland

United Kingdom
  Total number of households

604

6,797

555

6,415
  Commodity or service

Average weekly household expenditure (£)
1 Housing (Net)

40.52

48.25

39.28

49.10
1.1 Gross rent, mortgage interest payments etc

44.98

51.33

43.37

51.57
1.2 less housing benefit, rebates and allowances received

9.70

9.51

10.12

9.98
1.3 Net rent, mortgage interest payments, water etc

35.28

41.81

33.25

41.59
1.4 Repairs, maintenance and decorations

5.24

6.43

6.03

7.51
2 Fuel and power

13.14

12.92

14.09

13.35
2.1 Gas

4.95

5.25

4.93

5.57
2.2 Electricity

7.13

6.71

8.02

6.73
2.3 Other fuels

1.06

0.96

1.14

1.05
3 Food and non-alcoholic drinks

52.17

52.88

56.08

55.15
3.1 Bread, rolls etc

1.94

1.80

2.03

1.82
3.2 Pasta, rice, flour and other cereals

0.45

0.44

0.50

0.50
3.3 Biscuits, cakes etc

2.95

2.74

3.02

2.90
3.4 Breakfast cereals

0.82

0.89

0.86

0.93
3.5 Beef and veal (uncooked)

2.01

1.49

1.72

1.30
3.6 Mutton and lamb (uncooked)

0.32

0.62

0.41

0.69
3.7 Pork (uncooked)

0.50

0.63

0.64

0.77
3.8 Bacon and ham (uncooked)

0.91

0.84

1.04

0.94
3.9 Poultry and rabbit (uncooked)

1.63

1.72

1.98

2.02
3.10 Cold meats, ready to eat meats

1.55

1.26

1.56

1.32
3.11 Meat pies, sausages and other meats

1.43

1.36

1.44

1.35
3.12 Fish, shellfish and fish products

1.16

1.37

1.32

1.40
3.13 Butter

0.33

0.33

0.38

0.34
3.14 Margarine

0.37

0.42

0.34

0.41
3.15 Cooking oils and fats

0.18

0.19

0.17

0.21
3.16 Fresh milk

2.37

2.46

2.28

2.45
3.17 Milk products including cream

1.06

1.22

1.09

1.26
3.18 Cheese

1.20

1.35

1.39

1.40
3.19 Eggs

0.48

0.44

0.48

0.44
3.20 Potatoes, potato products (excluding crisps)

1.25

1.32

1.15

1.08
3.21 Other vegetables

2.27

3.01

2.47

2.97
3.22 Fruit, nuts

2.07

2.36

2.13

2.50
3.23 Sugar

0.28

0.29

0.28

0.29
3.24 Jam, jellies, preserves and other spreads

0.29

0.28

0.31

0.29
3.25 Sweets and chocolates

1.57

1.42

1.71

1.65
3.26 Ice cream and sorbets

0.50

0.44

0.47

0.44
3.27 Tea

0.44

0.50

0.53

0.51
3.28 Coffee

0.73

0.62

0.59

0.56
3.29 Drinking chocolate, other food drinks

0.06

0.13

0.10

0.14
3.30 Fruit juice, squashes, bottled water

1.06

1.09

1.08

1.10
3.31 Fizzy drinks

1.23

0.88

1.64

1.01
3.32 Soup

0.37

0.28

0.45

0.29
3.33 Pizzas, vegetarian pies, quiches

0.66

0.54

0.70

0.64
3.34 Other convenience foods

1.46

1.45

1.83

1.59
3.35 Potato crisps and savoury snacks

0.92

0.92

1.15

1.01
3.36 Restaurant and cafe meals

6.63

7.30

7.19

7.81
3.37 Take away meals eaten at home

2.18

2.06

2.76

2.43
3.38 Other take-away food and snack food

3.46

3.09

3.32

3.01
3.39 State school meals and meals at work

1.90

1.93

2.33

1.96
3.40 Other foods

1.18

1.40

1.22

1.42
4 Alcoholic drink

11.43

11.41

12.28

12.41
4.1 Beer, cider

4.73

6.21

5.74

7.18
4.2 Wines, fortified wines

2.24

2.41

2.35

2.82
4.3 Spirits, liqueurs

2.99

1.51

3.34

1.79
4.4 Other drinks

1.47

1.28

0.85

0.62
5 Tobacco

7.04

5.81

7.84

6.07
5.1 Cigarettes

6.62

5.27

7.12

5.51
5.2 Tobacco and other tobacco products

0.42

0.54

0.72

0.56
6 Clothing and footwear

16.99

17.15

17.06

18.27
6.1 Men’s outerwear

3.28

3.35

3.41

3.80
6.2 Men’s outerwear and hosiery

0.32

0.35

0.28

0.45
6.3 Women’s outerwear

4.94

5.61

5.01

6.01
6.4 Women’s underwear and hosiery

1.14

1.08

1.23

1.23
6.5 Boys’ outerwear

0.66

0.62

0.83

0.68
6.6 Girls’ outerwear

0.80

0.69

0.58

0.76
6.7 Babies’ outerwear

0.93

0.70

0.62

0.64
6.8 Boys’, girls’ and babies’ underwear

0.47

0.37

0.36

0.44
6.9 Ties, belts, hats, gloves, etc

0.50

0.46

0.39

0.43
6.10 Haberdashery, textiles and clothes hire

0.61

0.72

0.56

0.54
6.11 Footwear

3.35

3.20

3.79

3.29
7 Household goods

20.42

23.45

24.17

26.74
7.1 Furniture

5.80

5.80

7.53

7.11
7.2 Floor coverings

2.17

2.53

2.80

2.71
7.3 Soft furnishings and bedding

1.44

1.54

1.32

1.62
7.4 Gas and electric appliances, including repairs

2.90

3.29

3.13

3.46
7.5 Kitchen/garden equipment, household hardware

2.27

3.33

3.40

4.18
7.6 Kitchen and electrical consumables

0.76

0.89

0.75

0.89
7.7 Greetings cards, stationery and paper goods

1.15

1.32

1.16

1.46
7.8 Detergents and other cleaning materials

1.61

1.80

1.69

1.85
7.9 Toilet paper

0.70

0.66

0.75

0.68
7.10 Pets and pet food

1.62

2.29

1.64

2.78
8 Household services

13.08

15.13

14.97

16.36
8.1 Insurance of contents of dwelling

1.52

1.68

1.54

1.63
8.2 Postage

0.58

0.62

0.51

0.57
8.3 Telephone

4.66

4.88

5.14

5.46
8.4 Domestic help and childcare

1.24

2.74

3.05

2.68
8.5 Repairs to footwear, watches etc

0.22

0.27

0.18

0.27
8.6 Laundry, cleaning and dyeing

0.11

0.31

0.51

0.33
8.7 Subscriptions

0.66

0.80

0.87

0.79
8.8 Professional fees

1.73

1.47

1.33

1.76
8.9 Other services

2.36

2.36

1.83

2.88
9 Personal goods and services

9.68

11.55

9.05

11.64
9.1 Leather and travel goods, jewellery, watches etc

1.64

1.45

1.29

1.53
9.2 Baby toiletries and equipment

0.51

0.74

0.54

0.84
9.3 Medicines, prescriptions, spectacles

1.90

2.13

1.60

2.22
9.4 Medical, dental, optical and nursing fees

0.71

1.66

0.39

1.15
9.5 Toiletries and soap

1.72

1.74

1.67

1.78
9.6 Hair products and cosmetics

1.77

1.93

1.97

2.16
9.7 Hairdressing, beauty treatment

1.41

1.91

1.60

1.96
10 Motoring

34.28

36.99

41.98

41.20
10.1 Cars, vans and motorcycles purchase

14.05

13.89

17.99

15.90
10.2 Spares and accessories

1.16

1.36

2.18

1.99
10.3 Car and van repairs and servicing

2.66

3.28

3.99

3.83
10.4 Motor vehicle insurance and taxation

5.24

6.01

5.28

6.01
10.5 Petrol, diesel and other motor oils

9.61

10.73

11.26

11.78
10.6 Other motoring costs

1.56

1.72

1.30

1.70
11 Fares and other travel costs

5.99

6.17

6.89

7.45
11.1 Rail and tube fares

1.07

1.28

1.04

1.29
11.2 Bus and coach fares

1.52

1.25

2.13

1.38
11.3 Air and other travel and transport

2.32

2.94

3.05

3.51
11.4 Bicycles, boats, purchase and repair

1.07

0.70

0.67

1.28
12 Leisure goods

11.94

13.73

13.55

15.17
12.1 Books, maps, diaries

0.83

1.12

0.80

1.14
12.2 Newspapers

2.64

2.05

2.47

2.01
12.3 Magazines and periodicals

0.72

0.80

0.74

0.84
12.4 TVs, videos, computers and audio equipment

3.74

5.28

4.38

6.08
12.5 Sports and camping equipment

0.68

0.57

0.69

0.66
12.6 Toys and hobbies

1.23

1.36

1.35

1.61
12.7 Photography and camcorders

0.77

0.92

1.52

0.94
12.8 Horticultural goods, plants, flowers

1.34

1.64

1.61

1.89
13 Leisure services

28.64

32.05

28.19

33.95
13.1 Cinema and theatre

0.79

0.88

0.90

0.87
13.2 Sports admissions and subscriptions

2.17

1.93

2.08

2.19
13.3 TV, video and satellite rental, television licences

2.33

2.69

3.08

3.26
13.4 Miscellaneous entertainments

0.92

1.10

0.73

1.04
13.5 Educational and training expenses

2.04

4.27

2.10

4.55
13.6 Hotel and holiday in UK

1.42

2.29

2.30

2.41
13.7 Hotel and holiday abroad

7.58

7.20

6.38

7.45
13.8 Other incidental holiday expenses

3.60

2.82

2.54

3.37
13.9 Gambling payments

4.04

3.81

3.93

3.82
13.10 Cash gifts, donations

3.75

5.06

4.15

5.00
14 Miscellaneous

2.63

2.37

2.17

2.21
1-14 All expenditure groups

267.94

289.86

287.60

309.07
15 Other payments recorded

87.50

107.30

101.72

110.76
15.1 Life assurance, contributions to pension funds

18.26

17.82

17.46

18.90
15.2 Medical insurance premiums

0.35

0.80

0.31

0.85
15.3 Other insurance premiums

0.55

0.62

0.48

0.79
15.4 Income tax, payments less refunds

42.67

54.82

42.54

53.34
15.5 National insurance contributions

13.41

15.14

13.96

14.99
15.6 Purchase or alteration of dwellings, mortgages

9.74

13.07

23.39

15.72
15.7 Savings and investments

1.83

4.35

2.99

5.21
15.8 Repayment of loans to clear other debts

0.69

0.68

0.58

0.95

Source: Office for National Statistics, Family Expenditure Survey
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