ABU DHABI - The average annual expenditure by households in the Abu Dhabi emirate amounts to Dh135,300, according to a survey released by the Statistics Centre–Abu Dhabi on Monday.
According to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey that was conducted from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2008, households of UAE citizens spend almost three times more than resident foreigners and individuals living in collective households. A collective household refers to dwellings with more than four occupants who have no blood relationship.
UAE citizen households consumed on average Dh305,500 worth of goods and services per year compared to an average of Dh106,400 spent by resident foreigner households and Dh47,500 by collective households.
The average annual per capita expenditure amounted to approximately Dh24,700, with UAE nationals spending Dh 29,900 per year, against Dh25,200 for non-nationals and Dh12,000 for members of collective households.
The survey found that spending on food comprised about 16.4 per cent of total expenditure. For people living in collective households, expenditure on food made up almost a quarter of their total spending.
UAE citizens spent 16 per cent of their expenditure on food while non-national and collective households spent 15.2 per cent and 24.7 per cent, respectively.
The major expenditure groups in the survey included rents, clothing, furniture, medical care, transportation, communication, education entertainment and others miscellaneous goods and services.
In terms of the distribution of expenditure by households, the survey found that the lowest 20 percent, or the low-income groups, accounted for only 6.4 per cent of the total annual expenditure, while the spending by the top 20 per cent accounted for 42.7 per cent. The middle-income group contributed 16.4 per cent.
Furthermore, the survey found that there were 26 cars for each 100 members of UAE citizen households compared to 20 and three cars per hundred, respectively, for members of non-national and collective households.
Source : Khaleejtimes.com
According to the Household Income and Expenditure Survey that was conducted from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2008, households of UAE citizens spend almost three times more than resident foreigners and individuals living in collective households. A collective household refers to dwellings with more than four occupants who have no blood relationship.
UAE citizen households consumed on average Dh305,500 worth of goods and services per year compared to an average of Dh106,400 spent by resident foreigner households and Dh47,500 by collective households.
The average annual per capita expenditure amounted to approximately Dh24,700, with UAE nationals spending Dh 29,900 per year, against Dh25,200 for non-nationals and Dh12,000 for members of collective households.
The survey found that spending on food comprised about 16.4 per cent of total expenditure. For people living in collective households, expenditure on food made up almost a quarter of their total spending.
UAE citizens spent 16 per cent of their expenditure on food while non-national and collective households spent 15.2 per cent and 24.7 per cent, respectively.
The major expenditure groups in the survey included rents, clothing, furniture, medical care, transportation, communication, education entertainment and others miscellaneous goods and services.
In terms of the distribution of expenditure by households, the survey found that the lowest 20 percent, or the low-income groups, accounted for only 6.4 per cent of the total annual expenditure, while the spending by the top 20 per cent accounted for 42.7 per cent. The middle-income group contributed 16.4 per cent.
Furthermore, the survey found that there were 26 cars for each 100 members of UAE citizen households compared to 20 and three cars per hundred, respectively, for members of non-national and collective households.
Source : Khaleejtimes.com
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