24-26 Average Biweekly Household Expenditure by Quintile 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 27.4r 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 
       Maintenance of the House 226 2.6 32 1.2 66 1.2 142 1.9 267 2.6 621 3.4
    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.