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Concept selected: Average expenditure per consumption unit
Definition
Average expenditure per consumption unit is calculated as the quotient between total expenditure and the total number of consumption units. The number of consumption units in the household is calculated according to the modified OECD equivalence scale.Source
Household Budget Survey. MethodologyTopic
Statistical operations
(links to the Inventory of Statistical Operations)Concepts associated
- Average expenditure per person
- Average household expenditure
- Equivalence scales
- National household final consumption expenditure (monetary and non-monetary)