Large Regional Differences In Hungary’s House Hold Spending
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
Households in central Hungary, including Budapest, spent about 50% more on consumption in the first half of the year than households in the underdeveloped northeast of the country, data compiled by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) showed. A fresh KSH report shows household expenditures on consumption in central Hungary averaged 89,055 forints (EUR 286) per capita per month in January-June, more than 50% over the 58,155 forints in the Northern Great Plains region.
For the country as a whole, household expenditures on consumption came to an average of 72,214 forints a month in the first half.
Spending on food and soft drinks was the biggest item, accounting for 26.7% of the total.
Second was spending on home maintenance - which includes actual and imputed rent -- and household energy, accounting for 22.8%.
Spending on transportation made up 11.1% of the total, telecommunications spending accounted for 6.6% and spending on culture and entertainment for 5.1%.
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