The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic changed significantly how households in the United Kingdom spent on leisure and cultural activities. The weekly average expenditure on package holidays abroad, restaurants, and café meals declined sharply in the 2022 fiscal year compared to 2020. By contrast, spending on TV, cable subscriptions, and similar products increased, with an average weekly expenditure of 5.8 British pounds between April 2021 and March 2022.
Average weekly household expenditure on leisure, recreational, and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in financial years 2020 and 2022, by type
(in GBP)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 31, 2023). Average weekly household expenditure on leisure, recreational, and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in financial years 2020 and 2022, by type (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752078/leisure-activities-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure on leisure, recreational, and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in financial years 2020 and 2022, by type (in GBP)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752078/leisure-activities-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Average weekly household expenditure on leisure, recreational, and cultural services in the United Kingdom (UK) in financial years 2020 and 2022, by type (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752078/leisure-activities-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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