The proportion of expenditure on food to the total expenditure of households was 43.7 percent for rural households and 37.9 percent for urban households.

农村居民家庭食品消费支出占家庭消费总支出的比重为43.7%，城镇居民家庭为37.9%。

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Housing related expenses amongst which interest rate payments are an important part of households overall expenditure.

在偿还利息中与住房相关的费用，是家庭总开支的一个重要组成部分。

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In 2007, out-of-pocket expenditure on a facility-based delivery equalled 13% of the mean annual household income for low-income households.

2007年，在医疗机构分娩的自费医疗费用相当于低收入家庭年均家庭总收入的13%。

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The calculations undertaken in this model are only an approximation of the actual income and expenditure patterns of households partaking in the survey.

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The latest ONS Family Spending Survey, published last month, analysed the income and expenditure of more than 11, 000 households across the UK. The data was collected in 2011.

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Also, if you take the view (which not everyone does) that households need to continue to save and pay down debt that is still a relatively high 160% of disposable income, then households' expenditure is likely to remain subdued for some considerable time.

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