CZYNNIKI KSZTAŁTUJĄCE WYDATKI NA ŻYWNOŚĆ I NAPOJE BEZALKOHOLOWE GOSPODARSTW DOMOWYCH W POLSCE
FACTORS SHAPING EXPENDITURES ON FOOD AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES OF HOUSEHOLDS IN POLAND

Summary/Abstract: Expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages of households in Poland account for nearly 1/4 of total expenditures of these households and more than 1/4 of their expenditures on consumer goods and services. The aim of the article was to determine the influence of quantities and prices on the variation of households in terms of expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages. The causal analysis allowed to answer the question, how each factor affects the economic variable considered in four specified groups of households, namely, what is the direction and strength of the influence. To assess the impact of deviations of these factors on the deviation of the expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages the logarithmic method was used. The article showed that the differences in expenditures per capita between households of employees, farmers, self-employed, retirees and pensioners is influenced mainly by differences in the amount of consumption per person, while the differences in the price paid are much less important.

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