According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom, households belonging to the highest ten percent gross income decile group spent the most on recreation and culture in the fiscal year ending 2023. On average, households belonging to this income decile group spent 124.6 British pounds weekly, roughly five times as much as those in the lowest decile.
Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gross income decile group
(in GBP)
This data shows weekly expenditure of households divided into decile groups, ranging from households with the lowest ten percent gross income up to those with the highest gross income.
Recreation and culture includes audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment (e.g. TV, computers, CD players), games, toys, hobbies, computer games and software, equipment for sports, camping and open-air recreation, horticultural goods, gardening equipment, plants, pets, pet food, recreational and cultural services (e.g. sports admissions and subscriptions, cinema, theatre, museums, TV licenses, internet and cable subscriptions, film/photo development and gambling payments), newspapers, books, stationery and package holidays.
Data can be found under Table A6 in the excel sheet.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 31, 2023). Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gross income decile group (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gross income decile group (in GBP)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gross income decile group (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Recreation and Culture The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022, by Gross Income Decile Group (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gross income decile group (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by gross income decile group (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
