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The average household spent £42.50 each week on hotels and restaurants in 2014, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
In total, average UK household spending was £531 a week, up from £507 in 2012 and £524 in 2013 – after adjusting for inflation.
The restaurant and hotel category was the fifth largest expenditure following transport (£74.80), housing, fuel and power (£72.70), recreation and culture (£68.80) and food and non-alcoholic drinks (£58.80).
Restaurants and hotels made up 8% of total household expenditure.
There were four regions in which expenditure over the period 2012 to 2014 was higher than the UK average: London, the South East, the East and the South West.
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Total expenditure:
- Transport – £74.80 – 14%
- Housing, fuel and power – £72.70 – 14%
- Recreation and culture – £68.80 – 13%
- Food and non-alcoholic drinks – £58.80 – 11%
- Restaurants and hotels – £42.50 – 8%
- Miscellaneous good and services – £40 – 8%
- Household goods and services – £35.40 – 7%
- Clothing and footwear – £23.70 – 4%
- Communication – £15.50 – 3%
- Alcoholic drinks, tobacco and narcotics – £12.30 – 2%
- Education – £9.80 – 2%
- Health £7.10 – 1%
- Other expenditure – £70.10 – 13%
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