Household Production and Consumption in Finland 2001

Figure 11. Shopping and travel related to unpaid work, value and structure
Million euros
9,000
8,000 Intermediate consumption
Consumption of fixed capital
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2 000
1,000
0
Shopping and services
Taxes
Value of labour
Travel related to unpaid work
The value of production related to shopping and services totals 5.8 billion
euros, with labour accounting for 95 per cent of that figure. Intermediate
consumption items in shopping and services include bank service charges, a
small proportion of postal and telephone charges, short bus rides and Internet
costs. Based on an expert opinion, the decision was made to allocate three per
cent of these costs to household production. The same three per cent of the
consumption of telephones and PCs, which were treated as capital goods, was
allocated to household production.
Figure 12. Total time spent in principal functions, min/household/day
Min /household /day
120
100
80
60
Management and planning
Shopping and services
Travel related to housework
Main activity
40
20
0
Housing Meals Clothing Care Pets Volunteer work
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