• The value of Internet sales to UK households rose fourfold to £21.4 billion between 2002 and 2005. (Table 6.9)
• The volume of goods consumed by UK households increased by 73 per cent between 1991 and 2005, compared with a rise of 28 per cent for services, although services accounted for a greater proportion of their expenditure in 2005. (Table 6.3)
• UK household spending in 2005/06 was 16 per cent higher among couple households with children than in couple households without. (Table 6.4) Latest information on family spending
• In 2005/06, housing, fuel and power accounted for 19 per cent of spending by UK households in the bottom fifth of the income distribution, compared with 7 per cent for those in the top fifth. (Table 6.6) Latest information on family spending
• The proportion of debit card spending in the UK at food and drink outlets nearly halved between 1996 and 2005, although it was still the largest category at 23 per cent of spending. (Table 6.12)
• The number of individual insolvencies in England and Wales rose to 67,600 in 2005, an increase of 45 per cent from 2004. (Figure 6.14)
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