Percentage change in consumer prices index: by purpose, 1996–2006, UK
• In the UK between 1996 and 2006, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) for education (which includes university tuition fees and private school fees) increased by 77 per cent, while the index for clothing and footwear fell by 41 per cent. (Figure 6.18) Latest information on consumer inflation – 2006
• Between 1971 and 2006, the volume of expenditure by households in the UK increased by two and a half times. (Figure 6.1) Latest information on family spending
• Expenditure on communication (postal services, telephone equipment and services) in the UK in 2006 was more than nine times more in real terms than that in 1971. (Table 6.3) Latest information on family spending
• Total net lending to individuals by banks, building societies and other lenders in the UK doubled in real terms between 2000 and 2003 and remained high until 2007. (Figure 6.13)
• In 2006, 42 per cent of individuals in Great Britain had some form of unsecured debt, 19 per cent owed money on a credit card, 16 per cent on a personal loan and a further 9 per cent on a car loan. (Table 6.15)
• In England and Wales there were 106,700 individual insolvencies in 2007. This compared to 67,600 in 2005. (Figure 6.16)
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