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23-43 Average Monthly Household Expenditure
by Commodity/Service Section by Quartile Expenditure Group
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Quartile Expenditure Group |
| Commodity/Service Section |
Overall |
The Lowest 25% |
The Second 25% |
The Third 25% |
The Highest 25% |
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Value |
(percent) |
Value |
(percent) |
Value |
(percent) |
Value |
(percent) |
Value |
(percent) |
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| Food |
5612 |
25.7 |
2917 |
36.3 |
4650 |
31.5 |
5929 |
27.9 |
8953 |
20.8 |
| Housing |
7009 |
32.2 |
2275 |
28.3 |
4539 |
30.7 |
6413 |
30.1 |
14813 |
34.4 |
| Electricity, Gas and Water |
631 |
2.9 |
402 |
5.0 |
559 |
3.8 |
659 |
3.1 |
906 |
2.1 |
| Alcoholic Drinks & Tobacco |
226 |
1.0 |
150 |
1.9 |
211 |
1.4 |
213 |
1.0 |
331 |
0.8 |
| Clothing & Footwear |
958 |
4.4 |
211 |
2.6 |
538 |
3.6 |
933 |
4.4 |
2150 |
5.0 |
| Durable Goods |
988 |
4.5 |
226 |
2.8 |
553 |
3.7 |
1036 |
4.9 |
2136 |
5.0 |
| Miscellaneous Goods |
1053 |
4.8 |
397 |
4.9 |
715 |
4.8 |
1029 |
4.8 |
2073 |
4.8 |
| Transport |
2009 |
9.2 |
598 |
7.4 |
1146 |
7.8 |
1869 |
8.8 |
4424 |
10.3 |
| Miscellaneous Services |
3310 |
15.2 |
851 |
10.6 |
1866 |
12.6 |
3194 |
15.0 |
7329 |
17.0 |
| All Sections (HKD) |
21797 |
100.0 |
8026 |
100.0 |
14778 |
100.0 |
21275 |
100.0 |
43114 |
100.0 |
| Number of Households |
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162400 |
100.0 |
406000 |
25.0 |
406000 |
25.0 |
406000 |
25.0 |
406000 |
25.0 |
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| Note: Results are obtained from the Household Expenditure Survey carried out from October 1999 to September 2000. |
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