24-26  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	8827	100.0	2714	100.0	5431	100.0	7551	100.0	10235	100.0	18201	100.0
Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages	2414	27.3	842	31.0	1684	31.0	2300	30.5	2986	29.2	4259	23.4
Tobacco and Alcoholic Beverages	72	0.8	36	1.3	61	1.1	70	0.9	90	0.9	103	0.6
Clothing and Footwear	445	5.0	54	2.0	167	3.1	290	3.8	523	5.1	1193	6.6
Housing and Fuels	1811	20.5	947	34.9	1452	26.7	1671	22.1	2005	19.6	2978	16.4
Housing Equipment and Routine	226	2.6	32	1.2	66	1.2	142	1.9	267	2.6	621	3.4
Maintenance of the House
Health	205	2.3	64	2.4	111	2.0	168	2.2	241	2.4	438	2.4
Transport	583	6.6	76	2.8	239	4.4	364	4.8	625	6.1	1609	8.8
Communications	279	3.2	103	3.8	211	3.9	280	3.7	342	3.3	461	2.5
Recreation and Culture	412	4.7	64	2.4	195	3.6	309	4.1	495	4.8	995	5.5
Education	786	8.9	141	5.2	523	9.6	801	10.6	934	9.1	1531	8.4
Miscellaneous Goods and Services	711	8.1	98	3.6	276	5.1	481	6.4	817	8.0	1885	10.4
Consumption Expenses outside Macao	883	10.0	256	9.4	445	8.2	676	9.0	909	8.9	2129	11.7
Number of Households(household)	167187	100.0	33438	20.0	33438	20.0	33437	20.0	33437	20.0	33437	20.0
Note: Results are obtained from the Household Budget Survey carried out from September 2007 to September 2008.