22-40 AVERAGE BI-WEEKLY HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE BY COMMODITY/SERVICE SECTION

BY QUARTILE EXPENDITURE GROUP

 

Commodity/

Service Section

Quartile Expenditure Group

Overall

The Lowest 25%

The Second 25%

The Third 25%

The Highest 25%

Value

%

Value

%

Value

%

Value

%

Value

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food

2555

29.4

1251

43.9

2137

38.2

2761

32.7

4073

22.7

Housing

2696

31.0

676

23.7

1500

26.8

2515

29.8

6095

34.0

Fuel & Light

205

2.4

128

4.5

186

3.3

215

2.5

290

1.6

Alcoholic Drinks & Tobacco

94

1.1

69

2.4

91

1.6

94

1.1

120

0.7

Clothing & Footwear

642

7.4

122

4.3

303

5.4

586

6.9

1558

8.7

Durable Goods

327

3.8

52

1.8

161

2.9

296

3.5

800

4.5

Miscellaneous Goods

402

4.6

119

4.2

255

4.6

397

4.7

837

4.7

Transport

691

7.9

201

7.0

378

6.8

598

7.1

1589

8.9

Miscellaneous Services

1088

12.5

231

8.1

582

10.4

988

11.7

2550

14.2

All Sections (HK$)

8701

100.0

2850

100.0

5595

100.0

8450

100.0

17912

100.0

Number of Households (household)

1516000

100.0

379000

25.0

379000

25.0

379000

25.0

379000

25.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

Results are obtained from the Household Expenditure Survey carried out from Oct. 1994 to Sept. 1995.