Long description

A checklist for one household’s average monthly expenditure. An opportunity to compare your monthly expenditure with that of a two-person household. The table consists of the RPI groups and subgroups in the first column. There are then 3 columns under a general heading ‘Expenditure and weights’. The columns are headed ‘Expenditure 2012 in pounds sterling’, ‘Group totals in pounds sterling’ and ‘Group weights’. There is then a vertical line and there are three more columns under the general heading ‘Your expenditure and weights’. These 3 columns are also headed ‘Expenditure 2012 in pounds sterling’, ‘Group totals in pounds sterling’ and ‘Group weights’ and there are lines to indicate where entries should be made. However, there are no entries in these three columns. They have been left blank for you to input your own data.

The entries for the two-person data are as follows. Under the group heading Food and catering there are 3 subgroups. At home has an expenditure of 370. Canteen, snacks and takeaways has an expenditure of 80 and restaurant meals has an expenditure of 20. Together these give a group total of 470, which is written in the next column, on the row below. Level with this and under the column headed Group weights is written 266.

In a similar way, under the group heading Alcohol and tobacco there are 2 subgroups. Alcoholic drink has an expenditure of 8 and cigarettes and tobacco has no expenditure. The group total is therefore 8 and the weight is given as 5.

Under the group heading Housing and household expenditure there are 10 subgroups. Mortgage interest forward slash rent has an expenditure of 82. Council tax has an expenditure of 95. Water charges have an expenditure of 47 and household insurance has an expenditure of 29. Repairs, maintenance or DIY has an expenditure of 40. Gas, electricity, coal or oil bills has an expenditure of 210.

Household goods, which includes furniture, appliances and consumables etc has an expenditure of 70. Telephone and internet cost 20. There was no expenditure for school and university fees or for pet care. In total, this group Housing and household expenditure had a group total of 593 and a group weight of 336.

Under the group heading Personal expenditure clothing and footwear had an expenditure of 45 and other, which included hairdressing, chemists’ goods etc, had expenditure of 10. Together they have a group total of 55 and a group weight of 31.

There are 8 subgroups under the group Travel and leisure. Motoring, which includes purchase, maintenance, petrol, tax and insurance, had expenditure of 210. Fares had expenditure of 200. Books, newspapers and magazines had expenditure of 80. Audio-visual equipment, CDs etc had expenditure of 15. Toys, photographic and sports goods had expenditure of 3, while TV purchase or rental and licence had no expenditure. Cinema, theatre etc had expenditure of 30 and holidays had expenditure of 100. Together these give a group total of 638 and a weight of 362.

Under the group totals is a total for all the groups, which is 1764 and under the group weights the total is 1000.