Consumer Spending in 2007

Gastro Gnome · #1 13.07.2009, 23:40

SwissInfo reports that the average household spend on consumer items rose to SFr5430 a month in 2007. And apparently the disposable income per household was SFr6275 a month.

This seems to be rather high. These figures don't include housing, right? What am I missing? Some fairly common tax minimisation method to do with mortgage interest relief? Or are some super-wealthy households skewing the figures?

AbFab · #2 14.07.2009, 07:42

What you may be missing is "average household" - it's not per head, but family where there could be 3 or 4 incomes...

Gastro Gnome · #3 14.07.2009, 10:26

	Quote:	AbFab
	What you may be missing is "average household" - it's not per head, but family where there could be 3 or 4 incomes...

That's part of the answer. Here's another article about gender balance in the workplace in 2007. 74.7% of women participated in the workforce, but 57.9% of them work part-time.

Still seems high to me . . .

AbFab · #4 14.07.2009, 11:09

	Quote:	Gastro Gnome
	That's part of the answer. Here's another article about gender balance in the workplace in 2007. 74.7% of women participated in the workforce, but 57.9% of them work part-time. Still seems high to me . . .

Many women work 60/70/80/90% I guess this is counted as part time...

Nathu · #5 29.07.2009, 13:47

	Quote:	Gastro Gnome
	These figures don't include housing, right?

	Quote:	swissinfo.ch
	In particular, consumers spent more on housing, furnishings, travel, entertainment and recreation

I think there are on average 1.3 earners in a household but can't confirm this right now.