This statistic shows the average weekly household expenditure per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2014. In 2006, an average of 234 British pounds a week was spent per person in a household. This total experienced a net decline over the remainder of the period.
Average total weekly household expenditure per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2014*
(in GBP)
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Average total weekly household expenditure per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2014*
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*The figures have been deflated to 2014 prices to allow comparison across years in real terms. The categories of household expenditure this data is part of are based on the Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose (COICOP) classification.
** Respondent household numbers varied from year to year: 2006: 6,650 2007: 6,140 2008: 5,850 2009: 5,830 2010: 5,260 2011: 5,690 2012: 5,600 2013: 5,140 2014: 5,130
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 8, 2015). Average total weekly household expenditure per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2014* (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/288513/average-total-per-person-weekly-uk-household-expenditure/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average total weekly household expenditure per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2014* (in GBP)." Chart. December 8, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288513/average-total-per-person-weekly-uk-household-expenditure/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2015). Average total weekly household expenditure per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2014* (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/288513/average-total-per-person-weekly-uk-household-expenditure/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Total Weekly Household Expenditure per Person in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2006 to 2014* (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288513/average-total-per-person-weekly-uk-household-expenditure/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average total weekly household expenditure per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2014* (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/288513/average-total-per-person-weekly-uk-household-expenditure/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Average total weekly household expenditure per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2014* (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 8, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/288513/average-total-per-person-weekly-uk-household-expenditure/
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