Table 10.

Estimated median and mean annual spending on food to be consumed at home

Annual totals calculated from reported amount last week, typical week, last month typical month or last 12 months
Reference period selected	N	last week	typical week	last month	typical month	last 12 months
Median
Specified typical month first	524			4,200	4,800
chosen annual	49	3,780		3,600		3,300
chosen typical month	195	4,171		3,600	3,600
chosen typical week	289	5,214	5,214
Mean
Specified typical month	513			4,758	8,796*
chosen annual	49	4,450		4,203		4,170
chosen typical month	193	5,586		4,204	4,435
chosen typical week	287	6,411	6,153

Note: Outliers (top 1 per cent of sample pooling groups A and B) excluded for computation of means but not for medians.

^*This average is affected by several high values that remained even after applying our standardized method for identifying outliers.