Romania's food consumption expenditure accounts for the first place in the EU

　　Economedia December 27 reported that, according to the EU Statistical Office data, in 2020, Romania household food and non -alcoholic drinks spending accounts for consumers total expenditure ratio reached 26.
4%, the proportion is still ranked first in the European Union, the EU average of 14.
8% , Higher than the 13% in 2019, the proportion of Romanian households in 2019 was 26%
.
Other EU countries with relatively high expenditure on food include Lithuania (21.
7%), Estonia (21.
6%) and Croatia (21.
4%)
.
Luxembourg (9.
5%) and Ireland (9.
8%) have the lowest proportions
.
However, in terms of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuel expenditures as a proportion of total household consumption expenditures, Romania outperforms most member states at 18.
8%
.
The average share of this expenditure in EU countries is 25.
7%, an increase of 2.
2 percentage points from 2019.
This consumption is the largest part of household expenditure in EU countries
.
Eurostat pointed out that these increases are the result of the quarantine and movement restrictions imposed under the COVID-19 epidemic.
The restrictions also have an impact on other types of expenditures, especially those related to restaurants and hotels, which are part of the total consumption expenditures.
In 2020, its share dropped by 2.
7 percentage points to 6%, and expenditures on transportation, entertainment and culture also fell by 1.
5 and 0.
9 percentage points, respectively
.