RAPID REPORTS Population and social conditions. 1994 3

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RAPID REPORTS eurostat Population and social conditions 1994 D 3 ISSN 1016-0205 HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE 1980's This issue of Rapid Reports gives a short analysis of the consumption pattern of households in the Member States of the European Union. Do households in the various countries behave similarly with regard to consumption ? To what degree do income, socio-economic category or household size affect consumption levels and the allocation of spending? This study aims to answer these questions by drawing a comparison between Member States. GENERAL LEVEL AND PATTERN OF Figure 1 : CONSUMPTION Consumption in PPS per adult equivalent in 1988 The consumption level was not uniform in the Union 14 000 EE2 eurostat 12 000 In 1988 the consumption level per adult equivalent var­10 000 ied considerably within the EU (Figure 1). The Spanish, Irish and Greeks consumed on average between 6 000 t8 000 and 7 000 PPS per adult equivalent, i.e. two thirds of the average consumption of the Dutch, Belgians, Danish or .1 6 000 British (between 9 000 and 10 000 PPS). Consumption in Portugal was even lower (4 000 PPS), while the i 4 000 Italians came in between with a consumption level I I 1 of 8 000 PPS. Germany, France and most of all Luxem­ I I2 000 bourg had the highest standard of living, with a consump­ I I I tion level above 9 700 PPS per adult equivalent.

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• Economie gestion

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• Publié par: EUROSTAT
• Nombre de lectures: 21
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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