Table 3.4: Real household consumption expenditure (expressed in 1995/1996 prices), in 1997 and 2006 (March financial years)
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| Categories | 1997 | 2006 | Percentage change between 1997 and 2006 (%) |
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Food and beverages |
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Real household consumption expenditure ($ millions) |
9,501 |
13,409 |
41.1 |
Proxy per capita real household consumption expenditure ($) |
2,535 |
3,262 |
28.7 |
Proxy per household real consumption expenditure ($) |
7,414 |
9,069 |
22.3 |
Clothing and footwear |
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Expenditure ($ millions) |
2,674 |
4,249 |
58.9 |
Per capita ($) |
714 |
1,034 |
44.9 |
Per household ($) |
2,087 |
2,874 |
37.7 |
Housing |
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Expenditure ($ millions) |
11,404 |
13,188 |
15.6 |
Per capita ($) |
3,043 |
3,209 |
5.4 |
Per household ($) |
8,899 |
8,919 |
0.2 |
Household goods and services |
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Expenditure ($ millions) |
6,307 |
10,075 |
59.7 |
Per capita ($) |
1,683 |
2,451 |
45.6 |
Per household ($) |
4,921 |
6,814 |
38.5 |
Transport |
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Expenditure ($ millions) |
9,361 |
12,480 |
33.3 |
Per capita ($) |
2,498 |
3,036 |
21.5 |
Per household ($) |
7,305 |
8,441 |
15.6 |
Hotels and restaurants |
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Expenditure ($ millions) |
4,206 |
5,481 |
30.3 |
Per capita ($) |
1,122 |
1,333 |
18.8 |
Per household ($) |
3,282 |
3,707 |
12.9 |
Other goods and services |
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Expenditure ($ millions) |
6,158 |
8,482 |
37.7 |
Per capita ($) |
1,643 |
2,064 |
25.6 |
Per household ($) |
4,805 |
5,737 |
19.4 |
Total |
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Expenditure ($ millions) |
55,835 |
77,367 |
38.6 |
Per capita ($) |
14,900 |
18,823 |
26.3 |
Per household ($) |
43,569 |
52,326 |
20.1 |
Notes:
(1) Dollar figures have been rounded to the nearest dollar.
(2) Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place.
(3) Household consumption expenditure in each category includes purchasing by New Zealanders and people visiting New Zealand, but excludes New Zealand resident household expenditure while overseas. Figures for total household consumption expenditure do not include expenditure by people visiting New Zealand, but do include New Zealand resident household expenditure while overseas.
(4) Expenditure on fuel for transportation (for example, petrol for cars) is included in the transport category (see Table 3.2).
(5) Expenditure on fuel and energy for the home (for example, electricity) is included in the household goods and services category (see Table 3.2).
(6) Rent, but not mortgage payments, is included in the housing category (see Table 3.2).
Data sources: Adapted from Statistics New Zealand, 2007b; 2007c; Statistics New Zealand, pers comm.
