Contextual indicator
Coverage: United Kingdom
Source: ONS, ODPM
Coverage: United Kingdom
Source: ONS, ODPM
- 45 per cent of all consumer spending in 2002 was on recreation and transport (mainly spending on the purchase and running of cars).
- Between 1998 and 2002, spending in all areas except alcohol and tobacco and fuel increased in real terms.
- Growth in spending in real terms between 1998 and 2002 has been greatest in clothing and footwear (35 per cent) and home furnishing and appliances (35 per cent).