Commodity/Service Section/Group | Average Monthly Household Expenditure |
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HK$ | % |
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Section 1 : Food | 5,859 | 27.1 |
1 | Meals bought away from home | 3,695 | 17.1 |
2 | Rice | 69 | 0.3 |
3 | Other cereals and cereal preparations | 56 | 0.3 |
4 | Bread, cakes, biscuits and puddings | 168 | 0.8 |
5 | Salt-water fish | 161 | 0.7 |
6 | Fresh-water fish | 86 | 0.4 |
7 | Other fresh sea products | 63 | 0.3 |
8 | Processed sea products | 104 | 0.5 |
9 | Pork | 242 | 1.1 |
10 | Beef | 49 | 0.2 |
11 | Poultry | 86 | 0.4 |
12 | Meat, frozen | 92 | 0.4 |
13 | Meat, canned | 14 | 0.1 |
14 | Meat, others | 88 | 0.4 |
15 | Fresh vegetables | 245 | 1.1 |
16 | Processed vegetables | 11 | 0.1 |
17 | Fresh fruit | 152 | 0.7 |
18 | Processed fruit | 6 | 0.0 |
19 | Dairy products | 101 | 0.5 |
20 | Eggs | 28 | 0.1 |
21 | Edible oils | 34 | 0.2 |
22 | Carbonated drinks | 17 | 0.1 |
23 | Other non-alcoholic beverages | 67 | 0.3 |
24 | Sugar | 5 | 0.0 |
25 | Confectionery | 32 | 0.1 |
26 | Flavourings and additives | 29 | 0.1 |
27 | Food, others | 158 | 0.7 |
Section 2 : Housing | 7,093 | 32.8 |
28 | Rent, including rates and government rent | 6,418 | 29.7 |
29 | Management fees and other housing charges | 663 | 3.1 |
30 | Materials for house maintenance | 12 | 0.1 |
Section 3 : Electricity, gas and water | 630 | 2.9 |
31 | Electricity | 346 | 1.6 |
32 | Towngas | 174 | 0.8 |
33 | Liquefied petroleum gas and other fuel | 38 | 0.2 |
34 | Water and sewage charges | 72 | 0.3 |
Section 4 : Alcoholic drinks and tobacco | 133 | 0.6 |
35 | Chinese wines | 3 | 0.0 |
36 | Foreign-style wines | 30 | 0.1 |
37 | Beer | 16 | 0.1 |
38 | Cigarettes | 84 | 0.4 |
Section 5 : Clothing and footwear | 861 | 4.0 |
39 | Men's outerclothing | 152 | 0.7 |
40 | Men's underclothing | 13 | 0.1 |
41 | Women's outerclothing | 371 | 1.7 |
42 | Women's underclothing | 23 | 0.1 |
43 | Children's outerclothing | 56 | 0.3 |
44 | Children's underclothing | 6 | 0.0 |
45 | Infants' clothing | 12 | 0.1 |
46 | Clothing, others | 27 | 0.1 |
47 | Clothing materials and tailoring charges | 3 | 0.0 |
48 | Men's footwear | 68 | 0.3 |
49 | Women's footwear | 103 | 0.5 |
50 | Children's and infants' footwear | 25 | 0.1 |
Section 6 : Durable goods | 886 | 4.1 |
51 | Furniture | 71 | 0.3 |
52 | Home appliances, electric and gas | 150 | 0.7 |
53 | Video and sound equipment | 125 | 0.6 |
54 | Computer and telecommunications equipment | 181 | 0.8 |
55 | Tableware and kitchen utensils | 25 | 0.1 |
56 | Watches, clocks, cameras and optical goods | 132 | 0.6 |
57 | Travel and sports goods | 184 | 0.9 |
58 | Durable goods, others | 18 | 0.1 |
Section 7 : Miscellaneous goods | 920 | 4.3 |
59 | Proprietary medicines and supplies | 128 | 0.6 |
60 | Newspapers | 63 | 0.3 |
61 | Books and periodicals (excluding textbooks) | 52 | 0.2 |
62 | Stationery | 24 | 0.1 |
63 | Soft furnishings | 42 | 0.2 |
64 | Cosmetics and personal care products | 233 | 1.1 |
65 | Household cleansing tools and supplies | 39 | 0.2 |
66 | Jewellery | 104 | 0.5 |
67 | Toys and hobbies | 76 | 0.4 |
68 | Purchases of textbooks | 96 | 0.4 |
69 | Household goods, others | 64 | 0.3 |
Section 8 : Transport | 1,792 | 8.3 |
70 | Purchases of and repairs to motor vehicles | 267 | 1.2 |
71 | Motor fuel | 157 | 0.7 |
72 | Motor licences, insurance, instructor's fees, parking fees and tunnel tolls | 289 | 1.3 |
73 | Bus fares | 318 | 1.5 |
74 | Tram fares | 3 | 0.0 |
75 | Public light bus fares | 112 | 0.5 |
76 | Taxi fares | 116 | 0.5 |
77 | MTR fares | 320 | 1.5 |
78 | Ferry fares | 14 | 0.1 |
79 | Local transport, others | 58 | 0.3 |
80 | Inbound and outbound transport fares | 138 | 0.6 |
Section 9 : Miscellaneous services | 3,449 | 16.0 |
81 | School fees | 996 | 4.6 |
82 | Other educational charges | 31 | 0.1 |
83 | Medical services | 590 | 2.7 |
84 | Cinema entertainment | 25 | 0.1 |
85 | Package tours | 424 | 2.0 |
86 | Expenses on parties | 21 | 0.1 |
87 | Other entertainment and holiday expenses | 56 | 0.3 |
88 | Household services | 519 | 2.4 |
89 | Hair-dressing | 67 | 0.3 |
90 | Beauty treatment and fitness services | 75 | 0.3 |
91 | Repairs to personal and household goods | 18 | 0.1 |
92 | Professional services, subscriptions and other services | 87 | 0.4 |
93 | Telephone and other communications services | 515 | 2.4 |
94 | Photographic and photo-printing services | 26 | 0.1 |
Overall | 21,623 | 100.0 |
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