Living Costs and Food Survey Main results and developments Giles Horsfield
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
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 5 10 12 13 23 31 36 39 53 58 60 65 0.00 20.00 40.00 60.00 Expenditure ( ) Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics
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 2001/02 2010 Clothing & footwear Communication Alcoholic drink, tobacco & narcotics Education Health 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 Percentage of total expenditure
Spending changes Average weekly expenditure has increased on: Transport Housing (excluding mortgages) Clothing and footwear Household Goods and services
Spending on transport 2010 Transport Purchase of vehicles Running costs of vehicles Petrol, diesel and other motor oils Transport services 64.90 a week 19.50 a week 33.30 a week 21.60 a week 12.10 a week
Housing-related costs 2010 Overview of all LCF data on housing Average weekly expenditure on housing-related costs is 135 ( 139 in 2009)
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
Housing-related costs (renters and mortgage holders) 74 a week - average net rent paid by renters London 132.3 North East 41 131 a week - average mortgage payment by mortgage holders London 181 North East 103
Expenditure by country and region 2008-2010 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 - 80-60 - 40-20 0 20 40 60 80 467 Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics
Households with 2010 Percent 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 Landline telephone Mobile phone Satellite, digital or cable receiver Home computer 20 10 0 2000-2001- 2002-2003- 2004-2005- 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Internet connection 01 02 03 04 05 06 Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics
Percent Ownership by income decile 2010 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 Lowest Highest 30 20 10 0 Telephone Mobile phone Satellite, digital, cable Home computer Internet connection Source: Living Costs and Food Survey, Office for National Statistics
Internet connection at home by household composition, 2010 100 90 80 70 Percent 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 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
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
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
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 4,800 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Source: Office for National Statistics
Capturing diary expenditure data Considering use of technology Scanners Expensive High respondent burden Administrative data Access problems Lack of individual-level data
Developments- Paper diary continues to be preferred format Making use of information available on the internet
Living Costs and Food Survey: Developments in Customer Service & Dissemination Louise Skilton
Overview Improvements in: Datasets & User Guides Products Customer Service
Datasets and User Guides Questionnaire Review Quality Review Project User Guides
Datasets and User Guides Introduction Household Questionnaire Income Questionnaire Expenditure Codes Raw Variables Derived Variables Derived Variable Flowcharts Changes Database
Datasets and User guides Derived Variable Flowcharts
Products & Services Family Spending annual publication Commentary Pod cast Guest Chapters
Products & Services Guest chapter 2008 edition: Household expenditure by Output Area Classification
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
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
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