Sector share of consumer spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2013
This statistic shows the sector share of total consumer expenditure in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013. The largest proportion of consumer spending in the UK went on personal finance and housing in 2013 (38.1 percent), followed by transport (15.7 percent), including public transport expenses and car purchases. Consumers spent the least on over-the-counter pharmaceuticals (0.3 percent), possibly due to the fact that many medications are supplied on prescription in the UK by the National Health Service and, as the source notes, a large proportion of users are exempt from payment.
