Most household income in Slovenia is used for the purchase of consumer goods (84.3%), followed by housing costs (12.2%). The remainder, around 3.5%, goes on other expenditure.
The majority of expenditure on consumer goods goes towards transport and communication (around 25.7%), which includes spending on the purchase of vehicles, their maintenance, buying tickets and so on. Only then comes spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (17.4%). Housing and housing equipment costs constitute a large proportion of expenditure (rent, regular maintenance of dwelling, costs of electricity, water, gas, utilities and other services), at 25.4%. Recreation and culture account for around 8 % of spending, while footwear and clothing make up 7.6% of expenditure.
The average retail prices of some of the most basic products as at March 2008 were: white bread EUR 1.88 a kg; a boneless beef joint EUR 7.34 a kg; full-fat milk EUR 0.75 a litre; potatoes EUR 0.60 a kg; sugar EUR 0.81 a kg; the daily electricity tariff of EUR 0.11 a kWh; unleaded 95-oct petrol EUR 1.10 a litre; natural gas for heating EUR 0.62 a Sm3; a restaurant meal (soup, main dish, dessert) EUR 7.72.
The majority of expenditure on consumer goods goes towards transport and communication (around 25.7%), which includes spending on the purchase of vehicles, their maintenance, buying tickets and so on. Only then comes spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages (17.4%). Housing and housing equipment costs constitute a large proportion of expenditure (rent, regular maintenance of dwelling, costs of electricity, water, gas, utilities and other services), at 25.4%. Recreation and culture account for around 8 % of spending, while footwear and clothing make up 7.6% of expenditure.
The average retail prices of some of the most basic products as at March 2008 were: white bread EUR 1.88 a kg; a boneless beef joint EUR 7.34 a kg; full-fat milk EUR 0.75 a litre; potatoes EUR 0.60 a kg; sugar EUR 0.81 a kg; the daily electricity tariff of EUR 0.11 a kWh; unleaded 95-oct petrol EUR 1.10 a litre; natural gas for heating EUR 0.62 a Sm3; a restaurant meal (soup, main dish, dessert) EUR 7.72.