In 2024, private urban households in China spent approximately 28.8 percent of their expenditure on food, tobacco, and liquor. This share has decreased significantly from 54.2 percent in 1990. At the same time, the shares spent on housing, transport, and healthcare have increased over the years.
Expenditure distribution of urban households in China from 1990 to 2024, by type of products
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* The methodology for calculating consumption expenditure has been adjusted by the National Bureau of Statistics of China in 2013 and differs slightly from previous years.
Shares partly calculated by Statista. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. Figures for earlier years have been taken from the China Statistical Yearbook series.
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