Survey of consumer expenditure, 2000-2002

Due to small yearly samples is it only possible to publish results from the survey for groups of households when samples for tree years are combined.

One tenth on food

Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel make up the largest expenditure item at NOK 77 100 on average per household per year in the period. This amounts to 25.8 per cent of total spending, that is approximately one-fourth. Spending on transport appears to have stabilised its share of the total. In the period 2000-2002, transport amounted to approximately one-fifth of household spending, at NOK 55 950.

The third largest item of household spending is recreation and culture, at NOK 38 260, with a share of 12.8 per cent in the period.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages comprise on average NOK 33 670 per household per year or 11.3 per cent in the period 2000-2002.

Household expenditure is stable

The share of spending on clothing and footwear has been stable over the past years, and is at around six per cent for the average household in the period 2000-2002. The average household spent NOK 17 200 on clothing and footwear per year in the period.

Furniture and household equipment make up nearly seven per cent of spending on average. Average household spending is stable at just over NOK 20 000.

Private expenditure on health care is NOK 8 275 or 2.8 per cent of spending per year in the period.

Spending on communication (postage and telephone services) comprises 2.3 per cent of expenditure or NOK 6 890 per year for the average household.

Education is a small expenditure item for the average household, at NOK 980 in the period 2000-2002 or 0.3 per cent of spending.

More information in the StatBank

Tables:

• Table 1 Expenditure per household per year, by commodity and service group. 2000-2002. 2002 prices. NOK and per cent