Living Costs and Food Survey

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1 Living Costs and Food Survey Main results and developments Giles Horsfield

2 Headline figure 2010 Average household weekly expenditure was 474 ( 455 in 2009) Increase to 2008 levels, after a drop was reported in 2009 Deflated figures are presented in chapter 4

3 Average weekly expenditure on main commodities and services 2010 Transport Housing, fuel & power Recreation & culture Food & non-alcoholic drinks Restaurants & hotels Miscellaneous goods & services Household goods & services Clothing & footwear Communication Alcoholic drinks, tobacco & narcotics Education Health Expenditure ( ) Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics

4 Changes over time (percentage of total expenditure) Other expenditure items Transport Housing, fuel and power Recreation & culture Food and non-alcoholic drinks Restaurants & hotels Miscellaneous goods and services Household goods & services 2001/ Clothing & footwear Communication Alcoholic drink, tobacco & narcotics Education Health Percentage of total expenditure

5 Spending changes Average weekly expenditure has increased on: Transport Housing (excluding mortgages) Clothing and footwear Household Goods and services

6 Spending on transport 2010 Transport Purchase of vehicles Running costs of vehicles Petrol, diesel and other motor oils Transport services a week a week a week a week a week

7 Housing-related costs 2010 Overview of all LCF data on housing Average weekly expenditure on housing-related costs is 135 ( 139 in 2009)

8 Housing-related costs 2009 Rent, water charges, household maintenance and repair, insurances etc (COICOP) 45 Mortgage interest payments, council tax and domestic rates etc (other) 46 Capital repayment of mortgage, outright purchase, alterations and improvements 43 Total housing related costs 135

9 Housing-related costs (renters and mortgage holders) 74 a week - average net rent paid by renters London North East a week - average mortgage payment by mortgage holders London 181 North East 103

10 Expenditure by country and region UK Average (3 years) London South East East Northern Ireland South West England West Midlands Scotland East Midlands North West Yorks & the Humber Wales North East Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics

11 Households with 2010 Percent Landline telephone Mobile phone Satellite, digital or cable receiver Home computer Internet connection Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics

12 Percent Ownership by income decile Lowest Highest Telephone Mobile phone Satellite, digital, cable Home computer Internet connection Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics

13 Internet connection at home by household composition, Percent One adult retired Two adult retired One adult nonretired One adult, one child One adult, two or more children Two adult nonretired Two adult, one child Two adult, two or more children Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics

14 Main government uses of the survey Retail Prices Index Consumer Prices Index Spending patterns of population Household expenditure for GDP Effect of taxes and benefits Food consumption and nutrition

15 The effects of taxes and benefits on household income Annual analysis running since 1961 looking at how taxes and benefits affect the income of households in the UK Provides an estimate of the average amount of taxes paid, and the value of benefits received, for households with different levels of income Used to assist policy forecasting analysis Data published in an annual Statistical Bulletin and a supplementary analysis and methodological paper

16 Household income before and after taxes and benefits... 80,000 Before taxes and benefits (original income) After taxes and benefits (final income) 77,900-19,800 60,000 58,100 16x more 4x more 40,000 20,000 10,300 15,100 4, st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Source: Office for National Statistics

17 Capturing diary expenditure data Considering use of technology Scanners Expensive High respondent burden Administrative data Access problems Lack of individual-level data

18 Developments- Paper diary continues to be preferred format Making use of information available on the internet

19 Living Costs and Food Survey: Developments in Customer Service & Dissemination Louise Skilton

20 Overview Improvements in: Datasets & User Guides Products Customer Service

21 Datasets and User Guides Questionnaire Review Quality Review Project User Guides

22 Datasets and User Guides Introduction Household Questionnaire Income Questionnaire Expenditure Codes Raw Variables Derived Variables Derived Variable Flowcharts Changes Database

23 Datasets and User guides Derived Variable Flowcharts

24 Products & Services Family Spending annual publication Commentary Pod cast Guest Chapters

25 Products & Services Guest chapter 2008 edition: Household expenditure by Output Area Classification

26 Products & Services Guest chapter 2009 edition: Regression analysis of Household expenditure and Income Guest Chapter 2010 edition: Household Expenditure by Output Area Classification Guest Chapter 2011 edition: Impact of the recession on Household Expenditure

27 Products & Services LCF Website UKSA link to LCF datasets Family Spending Consumer Trends Defra s Family food publication Technical report Quality Review project Steering Group Meeting Minutes Customer Service

28 Any questions?