Family Spending

Average weekly household expenditure on goods and services in the UK, by age, income, economic status, socio-economic class, household composition and region plus final estimates of average household income in the UK, with analysis of how these measures have changed over time, accounting for inflation and household composition.

Main points

• Average weekly household expenditure was £528.80 in the financial year ending (FYE) 2022; a nominal increase of £47.30 (10%) since FYE 2021, this remains £59.10 (10%) below FYE 2020 and the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
• The greatest annual increases were across restaurants and hotels, transport, and recreation and culture, which were consistent with the easing of coronavirus restrictions, however, expenditure in these categories for FYE 2022 remained below FYE 2020.
• On average, the richest fifth of households spent a total of £811.20 per week, while the poorest fifth spent less than half this amount at £329.80 per week.