suspicious_hyperlink@lemmy.today to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoRussians spend ~40% of income on food, highest level in 16 yearslemmy.todayimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1242
arrow-up1242imageRussians spend ~40% of income on food, highest level in 16 yearslemmy.todaysuspicious_hyperlink@lemmy.today to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoThere was a discussion earlier when I looked up figures for this, obviously the data is pre-Trump. People in the US spend so little on food because they spend much more on insurance, rent and vehicle maintenance than Europeans. Disposable income is a similar proportion, with the US average being a bit more on absolute terms, while the EU average being a bit more on PPP. In any case this is an IIRC bit, so I might be wrong.
There was a discussion earlier when I looked up figures for this, obviously the data is pre-Trump.
People in the US spend so little on food because they spend much more on insurance, rent and vehicle maintenance than Europeans.
Disposable income is a similar proportion, with the US average being a bit more on absolute terms, while the EU average being a bit more on PPP.
In any case this is an IIRC bit, so I might be wrong.