Monthly expenditures of private households - main results 2014/15
Selected expenditure groups
Expenditures
per household
per adult equivalent1)
in Euro
in %
in Euro
in %
Number of households
7.162
Number of households weighted
3.804.688
Average size of households
2,23
Total consumption expenditures
2.990
100,0
1.970
100,0
Food, non-alcoholic beverages
353
11,8
225
11,4
Food
314
10,5
200
10,2
Non-alcoholic beverages
39,2
1,3
25,3
1,3
Alcoholic beverages, tobacco
67,7
2,3
45,9
2,3
Alcoholic beverages
31,0
1,0
20,7
1,1
Tobacco
36,7
1,2
25,2
1,3
Clothing, footwear
147
4,9
93,7
4,8
Clothing
112
3,8
71,7
3,6
Footwear
34,7
1,2
22,0
1,1
Housing, energy
781
26,1
531
27,0
Actual rentals for housing
150
5,0
111
5,6
Imputed rentals2)
275
9,2
178
9,0
Maintenance and repair of the dwelling
103
3,4
67,8
3,4
Running costs for housing
113
3,8
80,7
4,1
Energy
140
4,7
93,3
4,7
Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house
210
7,0
136
6,9
Furnitures and furnishing
92,7
3,1
59,5
3,0
Household textiles
14,7
0,5
(9,8)
(0,5)
Household appliances
34,7
1,2
22,2
1,1
Glassware, tableware, household utensils
12,1
0,4
7,5
0,4
Tools, equipment for house and garden
23,8
0,8
15,2
0,8
Goods and services for routine household maintenance
32,0
1,1
21,3
1,1
Health
114
3,8
76,4
3,9
Medical products, appliances and equipment
53,7
1,8
36,3
1,8
Out-patient services
51,1
1,7
33,3
1,7
Hospital services
9,3
0,3
(6,8)
(0,3)
Transport
425
14,2
270
13,7
Purchase of vehicles
175
5,9
112
5,7
Operation of personal transport equipment
227
7,6
142
7,2
Public transport services
23,1
0,8
15,9
0,8
Communication
45,0
1,5
29,0
1,5
Postal services
1,5
0,0
1,0
0,1
Telephones and equipment
10,8
0,4
6,3
0,3
Telephone and online services
30,7
1,0
20,5
1,0
Recreation, sports and culture
344
11,5
224
11,4
Audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment
37,8
1,3
24,9
1,3
Major durables for recreation and culture
7,7
0,3
4,5
0,2
Items for sports, games and hobbies; garden, pets
65,1
2,2
41,3
2,1
Recreational and cultural services
67,0
2,2
44,6
2,3
Newspapers, books, stationery
31,8
1,1
20,9
1,1
Vacation
134
4,5
87,6
4,5
Ecucation
33,4
1,1
18,8
1,0
Café, Restaurant
206
6,9
137
6,9
Miscellaneous goods and services
268
9,0
181
9,2
Personal care
70,5
2,4
47,3
2,4
Personal effects
19,7
0,7
13,3
0,7
Social protection, child care
19,9
0,7
16,0
0,8
Insurances
126
4,2
82,1
4,2
Financial services
3,2
0,1
2,2
0,1
Other services n.e.c.
28,7
1,0
20,2
1,0
Not for private consumption3)
528
336
Housing - investment
416
265
Investment, savings, donations
112
70,5
S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Household Budget Survey 2014/15. Compiled on 18 October 2016. Values for which the 95% confidence intervall exceeds the mean by more than +/-30% are shown in brackets. - 1) Expenditures per adult equivalent are calculated as followed: first adult in the household = 1,0; each adult thereafter (aged 14+ years) = 0,5; each child less than 14 years = 0,3. - 2) Imputed rents are calculated for owner occupied and housed free dwellings to enable a comparison between the different forms of dwellings (owned/rental). - 3) The expenditure group "Not for private consumption" is not included in the total consumption expenditures.