Household Production and Consumption in Finland 2001

of the fact that young households and families with children purchased
prepared meals for consumption at home or went out for meals more often
than other households. Purchases of alcoholic beverages are not included in
this analysis.
Clothing and clothing care
The value of production in clothing and clothing care was considerably lower
than in the provision of housing and meals. As in most other principal
functions, the highest figures were recorded for families with schoolchildren
(at almost 4,000 euros) and the lowest in single-person households under 45
(less than 1,000 euros). The structure of clothing and clothing care is different
from that of other principal functions. Here, the share of labour accounted for
at least one-half of the value of output in all types of households; in most
households it accounted for 60–70 per cent. Furthermore, travel and services
related to clothing purchases accounted for a greater proportion of the output
value than in other principal functions, ranging in most households from 27 to
44 per cent. The only exception was seen in single-person households over 65,
where travel and services accounted for no more than 14 per cent.
Intermediate consumption, such as purchases of energy, water, detergents or
textiles and sewing accessories, accounted for no more than 3–6 per cent of the
value of output.
In Figure 20, the value of purchased final consumption products and
services is again illustrated alongside the bar describing own household
production. In clothing and clothing care, the value of final consumption was
exceptionally high in comparison to the value of household-produced output.
Final consumption products in this category consist of clothes as well as
laundry and repair charges. Older people who lived alone and older couples
spent the least money on clothing and on clothing care services relative to the
value of household production (10–14%). For single-person households under
Figure 20. Non-SNA production of clothing and clothing care and purchased final consumption
products by type of household
€/ /household /year
4,000 Travel and services
3,500 Gross value added
Intermediate consumption
3,000
Purchases for final consumption
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
Under 45 45–64 65+ Under 45 45–64 65+ Single Youngest Youngest Others
yrs yrs yrs yrs yrs yrs parents 0–6 7–17
Persons living alone Couples
Families with children
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