if before confluence of crises (Pandemic, war in ukraine, inflation) A Spanish household spent an average of 30,000 euros a year on the house. feed, living place, clothes, Transport And free timeTo give the most important examples, last year the figure increased by 7.9% compared to 2021 and reached 31,500 euros. National Institute of Statistics (INE), who publishes Household Budget Surveywithin 15 years and mainly general increase in pricesFirst, inflation has been steadily advancing over the same period, as spending has increased by 16.9% in the last two years; second, because the body is presenting the growth rate if this increase had not skyrocketed in 2022, and it remains at 2%; third, because The three most common items in family budgets (housing, food and transport) are also the hardest hit, and together they have become 27.6% more expensive in one year.
It should be noted that prices have been rising continuously since January 2021, but at the beginning of 2022, the year studied in this study, the situation reached alarming pace and levels. Prices were almost 11% higher than the previous year. increased energy costAnd just as supply began to cease, food prices, which had fluctuated since the summer of last year and fluctuated between 12% and 16%, went wild.
So it’s not surprising, Spanish families increase their spending basic consumer goods From 7.9% to 31,568 euros in 2022. average cost per person, which increases from 11,779 euros to 12,780 euros, 8.5% more. Both figures are about 17% higher than in 2020 because they had already made similar progress in 2021.
Due to the health crisis caused by Covid-19 households changed their consumption habits throughout 2020Caused by a drop in spending, which partially recovered in 2021,” contextualizes the document released this Wednesday by INE. “This recovery is not complete until 2022, when the average expenditure per household is 1,325 euros higher than in 2019,” says Metin, warning that there are still groups that are not where they were before the crisis. Pandemic, such as clothing, entertainment, or alcohol and tobacco.
Shelter, food and transportation
In any case, according to 2022 data The three categories with the largest share of the household budget increased by 27.6%. Housing, food and transport account for 60% of family expenses, and judging from this X-ray, the former became 3.5% more expensive (over 10,242 euros per house per year and 4,100 euros per person), the second 5% ( 5,000 euros family expenditure) and 17.4% third (3,800 euros per household per year).
In any case, the most triggering thing is, consumption in restaurants, free time And culturewhich will confirm enthusiasm about the end of the pandemic many companies explained why they are doing well despite the macroeconomic storm.
Specifically, spend in restaurants and hotels Growing 29% in 2022 to 2,953 euros per household and 1,195 euros per capita per year; inside entertainment and culture, 18.6% up to 1,500 Euro (621 Euro on a personal level). Visible, at a great distance, increase education expenses, 6.6% (€467 per household); and also clothing and shoesUp 6.5% (1,231 euros), but still 200 euros from its pre-covid position.