This statistic illustrates the average household expenditure per week on food in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by age of the household reference person. Respondents with a household reference person aged 50 to 64 spent an average of 61 British pounds a week on food.
Average weekly household expenditure on food in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by age of household reference person*
(in GBP)
* The household reference person is defined in the source as the householder who Owns the household accommodation, or Is legally responsible for the rent of the accommodation, or Has the household accommodation as an emolument or perquisite, or Has the household accommodation by virtue of some relationship to the owner who is not a member of the household. If there are joint householders the household reference person is the one with the higher income. If the income is the same, then the eldest householder is taken.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 24, 2019). Average weekly household expenditure on food in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by age of household reference person* (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285459/food-weekly-household-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure on food in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by age of household reference person* (in GBP)." Chart. January 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285459/food-weekly-household-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Average weekly household expenditure on food in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by age of household reference person* (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285459/food-weekly-household-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Food in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017/18, by Age of Household Reference Person* (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285459/food-weekly-household-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average weekly household expenditure on food in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by age of household reference person* (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285459/food-weekly-household-expenditure-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age/ (last visited December 02, 2021)
