Consumption expenditure Private consumption expenditure of households (Germany)

Continuous household budget surveys (LWR)

Comparison of private consumption expenditure of households¹ over time²
Germany
Expenditure	2017		2019		2020		2021		2022³
Expenditure	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%
1: Excluding households of farmers and self-employed persons as well as households with a monthly net household income of EUR 18,000 and over. 2: The continuous household budget survey was not conducted in 2018. 3: Since 2022, the continuous household budget surveys have been based on the German Classification of Income and Expenditure of Households (SEA) of 2021. With this new version, there have been several larger changes in individual areas of expenditure compared with the 2013 version of SEA, which was used in the continuous household budget surveys of 2014 to 2021. \| = Fundamental change within a series affecting comparisons over time. - = No figures or magnitude zero. Source: Continuous household budget surveys (household book).
Monthly average per household
Private consumption expenditure	2,517	100	2,574	100	2,507	100	2,623	100	2,846	100
Food, beverages and tobacco	348	13.8	356	13.8	387	15.4	402	15.3	417	14.6
Clothing and footwear	110	4.4	106	4.1	93	3.7	98	3.7	103	3.6
Housing, energy, maintenance of the dwelling	897	35.6	890	34.6	923	36.8	966	36.8	1,025	36.0
Interior decoration, household appliances and articles	140	5.6	141	5.5	160	6.4	167	6.3	170	6.0
Health	98	3.9	104	4.0	107	4.3	115	4.4	118	4.1
Transport	348	13.8	351	13.6	325	12.9	322	12.3	347	12.2
Information and communication	64	2.5	65	2.5	67	2.7	70	2.7	\|122	\|4.3
Recreation, sport and culture	259	10.3	284	11.0	239	9.5	255	9.7	\|245	\|8.6
Education services	18	0.7	21	0.8	15	0.6	18	0.7	19	0.7
Restaurants and hotels	146	5.8	157	6.1	102	4.1	113	4.3	177	6.2
Insurance and financial services	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	0.2
Miscellaneous goods and services	90	3.6	98	3.8	89	3.6	98	3.7	96	3.4

As at November 28, 2023

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Sample Survey of Income and Expenditure (EVS)

Private consumption expenditure of households in in the time comparison
Germany
Expenditure	1998		2003		2008		2013		2018
Expenditure	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%	EUR	%
Source: Sample Survey of Income and Expenditure (household book).
Average per household and month
Private consumption expenditure	2,061	100	2,177	100	2,245	100	2,448	100	2,704	100
Food, beverages and tobacco	289	14.0	303	13.9	321	14.3	337	13.8	360	13.3
Clothing and footwear	118	5.7	112	5.1	106	4.7	119	4.9	122	4.5
Housing, energy, maintenance of the dwelling	657	31.9	697	32.0	731	32.6	845	34.5	908	33.6
Furnishings, equipment and household maintenance	145	7.0	127	5.8	113	5.0	124	5.0	137	5.1
Health	75	3.6	84	3.9	94	4.2	102	4.2	115	4.3
Transport	278	13.5	305	14.0	328	14.6	342	14.0	379	14.0
Postal and telecommunication services	51	2.5	68	3.1	65	2.9	66	2.7	71	2.6
Recreation, entertainment and culture	247	12.0	261	12.0	255	11.4	261	10.7	304	11.2
Education	11	0.5	20	0.9	20	0.9	22	0.9	28	1.0
Restaurants and hotels	101	4.9	100	4.6	113	5.0	130	5.3	168	6.2
Miscellaneous goods and services	89	4.3	100	4.6	99	4.4	100	4.1	111	4.1

As at February 28, 2020

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