In 2021 households in the United Kingdom spent approximately 87.7 British pounds a week on housing, fuel & power, making it the category which the average household spent the most on in that year, with transport being the second highest spending category at 74.4 pounds a week.
Average weekly household expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by category (in GBP)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 31, 2023). Average weekly household expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by category (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/281891/household-expenditure-uk-by-category/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by category (in GBP)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/281891/household-expenditure-uk-by-category/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Average weekly household expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by category (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/281891/household-expenditure-uk-by-category/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Household Expenditure in The United Kingdom in 2021/22, by Category (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/281891/household-expenditure-uk-by-category/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average weekly household expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by category (in GBP) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/281891/household-expenditure-uk-by-category/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Average weekly household expenditure in the United Kingdom in 2021/22, by category (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/281891/household-expenditure-uk-by-category/