Commodity/Service Section/Group | Average Monthly Household Expenditure |
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HK$ | % |
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Section 1 : Food | 7,554 | 27.3 |
1 | Meals bought away from home | 4,948 | 17.9 |
2 | Rice | 60 | 0.2 |
3 | Other cereals and cereal preparations | 62 | 0.2 |
4 | Bread, cakes, biscuits and puddings | 200 | 0.7 |
5 | Salt-water fish | 230 | 0.8 |
6 | Fresh-water fish | 97 | 0.4 |
7 | Other fresh sea products | 94 | 0.3 |
8 | Processed sea products | 142 | 0.5 |
9 | Pork | 296 | 1.1 |
10 | Beef | 60 | 0.2 |
11 | Poultry | 94 | 0.3 |
12 | Meat, frozen | 117 | 0.4 |
13 | Meat, canned | 14 | 0.1 |
14 | Meat, others | 90 | 0.3 |
15 | Fresh vegetables | 303 | 1.1 |
16 | Processed vegetables | 12 | 0.0 |
17 | Fresh fruit | 196 | 0.7 |
18 | Processed fruit | 8 | 0.0 |
19 | Dairy products | 103 | 0.4 |
20 | Eggs | 34 | 0.1 |
21 | Edible oils | 38 | 0.1 |
22 | Carbonated drinks | 13 | 0.0 |
23 | Other non-alcoholic beverages | 74 | 0.3 |
24 | Sugar | 5 | 0.0 |
25 | Confectionery | 36 | 0.1 |
26 | Flavourings and additives | 31 | 0.1 |
27 | Food, others | 194 | 0.7 |
Section 2 : Housing | 9,894 | 35.8 |
28 | Rent, including rates and government rent | 9,072 | 32.8 |
29 | Management fees and other housing charges | 809 | 2.9 |
30 | Materials for house maintenance | 13 | 0.0 |
Section 3 : Electricity, gas and water | 740 | 2.7 |
31 | Electricity | 453 | 1.6 |
32 | Towngas | 179 | 0.6 |
33 | Liquefied petroleum gas and other fuel | 34 | 0.1 |
34 | Water and sewage charges | 73 | 0.3 |
Section 4 : Alcoholic drinks and tobacco | 151 | 0.5 |
35 | Chinese wines | 3 | 0.0 |
36 | Foreign-style wines | 40 | 0.1 |
37 | Beer | 16 | 0.1 |
38 | Cigarettes | 93 | 0.3 |
Section 5 : Clothing and footwear | 955 | 3.5 |
39 | Men's outerclothing | 178 | 0.6 |
40 | Men's underclothing | 14 | 0.1 |
41 | Women's outerclothing | 394 | 1.4 |
42 | Women's underclothing | 30 | 0.1 |
43 | Children's outerclothing | 61 | 0.2 |
44 | Children's underclothing | 6 | 0.0 |
45 | Infants' clothing | 16 | 0.1 |
46 | Clothing, others | 32 | 0.1 |
47 | Clothing materials and tailoring charges | 4 | 0.0 |
48 | Men's footwear | 78 | 0.3 |
49 | Women's footwear | 112 | 0.4 |
50 | Children's and infants' footwear | 30 | 0.1 |
Section 6 : Durable goods | 892 | 3.2 |
51 | Furniture | 89 | 0.3 |
52 | Home appliances, electric and gas | 162 | 0.6 |
53 | Video and sound equipment | 100 | 0.4 |
54 | Information technology and telecommunications equipment | 166 | 0.6 |
55 | Tableware and kitchen utensils | 31 | 0.1 |
56 | Watches, clocks, cameras and optical goods | 125 | 0.5 |
57 | Travel and sports goods | 187 | 0.7 |
58 | Durable goods, others | 31 | 0.1 |
Section 7 : Miscellaneous goods | 1,038 | 3.8 |
59 | Proprietary medicines and supplies | 217 | 0.8 |
60 | Newspapers | 26 | 0.1 |
61 | Books and periodicals (excluding textbooks) | 40 | 0.1 |
62 | Stationery | 32 | 0.1 |
63 | Soft furnishings | 36 | 0.1 |
64 | Cosmetics and personal care products | 268 | 1.0 |
65 | Household cleansing tools and supplies | 44 | 0.2 |
66 | Jewellery | 116 | 0.4 |
67 | Toys and hobbies | 87 | 0.3 |
68 | Purchases of textbooks | 108 | 0.4 |
69 | Household goods, others | 63 | 0.2 |
Section 8 : Transport | 2,081 | 7.5 |
70 | Purchases of and repairs to motor vehicles | 281 | 1.0 |
71 | Motor fuel | 172 | 0.6 |
72 | Motor licences, insurance, instructor's fees, parking fees and tunnel tolls | 452 | 1.6 |
73 | Bus fares | 298 | 1.1 |
74 | Tram fares | 2 | 0.0 |
75 | Public light bus fares | 110 | 0.4 |
76 | Taxi fares | 132 | 0.5 |
77 | MTR fares | 403 | 1.5 |
78 | Ferry fares | 11 | 0.0 |
79 | Local transport, others | 72 | 0.3 |
80 | Inbound and outbound transport fares | 148 | 0.5 |
Section 9 : Miscellaneous services | 4,323 | 15.6 |
81 | School fees | 1,128 | 4.1 |
82 | Other educational charges | 35 | 0.1 |
83 | Medical services | 716 | 2.6 |
84 | Cinema entertainment | 33 | 0.1 |
85 | Package tours | 602 | 2.2 |
86 | Expenses on parties | 73 | 0.3 |
87 | Other entertainment and holiday expenses | 51 | 0.2 |
88 | Household services | 668 | 2.4 |
89 | Hair-dressing | 74 | 0.3 |
90 | Beauty treatment and fitness services | 92 | 0.3 |
91 | Repairs to personal and household goods | 21 | 0.1 |
92 | Professional services, subscriptions and other services | 147 | 0.5 |
93 | Information and communications services | 642 | 2.3 |
94 | Photographic and photo-printing services | 41 | 0.1 |
Overall | 27,627 | 100.0 |
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