According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom, households belonging to the highest ten percent gross income decile group spent the most on recreation and culture in the fiscal year ending 2020. On average, households belonging to this income decile group spent 157.6 British pounds weekly, almost six times as much as those in the lowest decile.
Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group
(in GBP)
This data shows weekly expenditure of households divided into decile groups, ranging from households with the lowest ten percent gross income up to those with the highest gross income.
Recreation and culture includes audio-visual, photographic and information processing equipment (e.g. TV, computers, CD players), games, toys, hobbies, computer games and software, equipment for sports, camping and open-air recreation, horticultural goods, gardening equipment, plants, pets, pet food, recreational and cultural services (e.g. sports admissions and subscriptions, cinema, theatre, museums, TV licenses, internet and cable subscriptions, film/photo development and gambling payments), newspapers, books, stationery and package holidays.
Data can be found under Table A6 in the excel sheet.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 16, 2021). Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP)." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Recreation and Culture The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020, by Gross Income Decile Group (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average weekly household expenditure on recreation and culture the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by gross income decile group (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285376/recreation-and-culture-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-gross-income/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
