25-26  Average Biweekly Household Expenditure by Quintile of Biweekly Expenditure Group and Section of Goods and Services
Goods and Services	Total		The Lowest 20%		The Second 20%		The Third 20%		The Fourth 20%		The Highest 20%
	MOP	(%)	MOP	(%)	MOP	(%)	MOP	(%)	MOP	(%)	MOP	(%)
Total Expenditure	5075	100.0	1454	100.0	2870	100.0	4057	100.0	5674	100.0	11322	100.0
Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages	1396	27.5	495	34.0	899	31.3	1263	31.1	1688	29.7	2635	23.3
Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages	50	1.0	24	1.6	38	1.3	48	1.2	61	1.1	78	0.7
Clothing and Footwear	224	4.4	30	2.1	71	2.5	130	3.2	231	4.1	660	5.8
Housing and Fuels	1042	20.5	504	34.7	750	26.1	891	22.0	1156	20.4	1911	16.9
Housing Equipment and Routine
Maintenance of the House	142	2.8	17	1.2	33	1.2	55	1.4	128	2.3	475	4.2
Health	149	2.9	39	2.7	75	2.6	108	2.7	149	2.6	373	3.3
Transport	337	6.6	44	3.0	121	4.2	196	4.8	335	5.9	988	8.7
Communications	226	4.5	71	4.9	139	4.9	190	4.7	275	4.8	457	4.0
Recreation and Culture	324	6.4	45	3.1	160	5.6	260	6.4	348	6.1	808	7.1
Education	483	9.5	70	4.8	311	10.8	473	11.7	559	9.8	1001	8.8
Miscellaneous Goods and Services	407	8.0	39	2.7	135	4.7	247	6.1	439	7.7	1174	10.4
Consumption Expenses outside Macao	295	5.8	76	5.2	137	4.8	195	4.8	305	5.4	761	6.7
Number of Households	134332	100.0	26867	20.0	26867	20.0	26866	20.0	26866	20.0	26866	20.0
Note: Results are obtained from the Household Budget Survey carried out from October 2002 to September 2003.