This is because we have provided some estimates of average household expenditure.

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The AA's Mr King said "76% of AA members are cutting back on journeys, household expenditure or both, due to the high cost of fuel".

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Household expenditure increased by 0.8%, while government spending was up 1%.

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According to Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS), household expenditure on domestic service hit a low point in 1978, since when it has quadrupled in real terms.

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To stamp it out, or at least to make it less fun, he wants to impose a progressive tax on household expenditure: the more you spend, the more you pay.

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Some types of expenditure are estimated by reference to an average level of spending for a particular household type, using data from the Family Expenditure and Food Survey.

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By using the Family Spending Survey (FSS) to estimate a few key expenditure items, some individual household accuracy is lost.

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He added that it would be "very difficult" for expenditure to reduce "very much further" without having an effect on the royal household's work to support the Queen and the long-term health of the estate.

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