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. 2013 Jan 1;42(Supple1):155–160.

Table 4:

The share of households’ expenditures on main groups of goods and commodities

share of expenditures on main groups of goods and commodities 2002 2005 2008
Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural
Food 25.58 37.27 24.06 37.83 22.39 41.03
Apparel 6.92 9.13 5.98 8.56 5.52 7.58
Housing 31.87 17.25 27.87 15.2 31.02 15.58
Furniture & appliances 6.07 7.87 5.6 7.84 5.12 7.17
Health 5.72 5.39 6.29 6.35 6.39 6.21
Transportation 10.62 7.16 15.37 12.01 14.65 12.98
Entertainment, training & Education 3.42 2.46 3.7 2.56 3.4 2.17
Others 9.8 9.71 11.13 9.65 11.51 10.84
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100