General Article Family spending in the UK: financial year ending March 2016

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An insight into the spending habits of UK households, broken down by household characteristics and types of spending.

Main points

Average weekly household spending remained level at £528.90 in the financial year ending 2016, coinciding with a slowdown in consumer confidence.

Low-income households continued to spend a higher proportion of their expenditure on food and energy when compared with households with a higher income.

UK households spent more than £45.00 a week on restaurants and hotel...

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