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Pakistan Economic Survey 2011-12commodity groups. It had increased from 43.05percent in 2005-06 to 44.22 percent in 2007-08.Since the international food price hike of 2008 andthe domestic shocks following the floods itincreased further to 48.91 percent in 2010-11.Further analysis reveals that consumptionexpenditure in apparel, textile, and footwear,housing, education, transport, communication andrecreation and entertainment has, as expected,shown a decreasing trend since 2007-08 whileconsumption expenditure on fuel and lighting,cleaning and laundry has shown a slightlyincreasing trend as compared to 2007-08.Food price inflation and slow growth over anumber of years resulting from the combination ofinternational and domestic shocks has led to agreater share of expenditures going to the essentialfood, fuel, lighting etc.Table 15.3: Percentage of Monthly Consumption Expenditure by Commodity GroupsCommodity Groups 2005-06 2007-08 2010-11Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural TotalFood, drinks &35.17 49.56 43.05 37.85 48.87 44.22 41.08 54.71 48.91tobaccoApparel, textile, footwear4.90 6.42 5.73 4.71 6.06 5.49 4.66 5.45 5.11Transport &7.12 5.39 6.17 6.55 5.92 6.18 6.69 5.51 6.01communicationCleaning & laundry 3.54 3.61 3.58 3.77 3.49 3.60 3.55 3.83 3.71Recreation &1.04 0.32 0.65 1.09 0.42 0.70 0.77 0.19 0.44entertainmentEducation 5.20 2.41 3.67 5.26 2.94 3.92 4.82 2.51 3.49Housing (rent & 22.74 8.94 15.19 22.11 9.99 15.10 21.04 8.67 13.93other costs)Fuel & lighting 7.39 8.41 7.95 6.82 8.09 7.55 7.06 8.01 7.60Miscellaneous 12.91 14.94 14.02 11.85 14.23 13.23 10.32 11.13 10.78Source: Federal Bureau of StatisticsTable 15.4 shows the percentage share ofexpenditure on major food items. Out of the totalfood expenditure 17 food items contributed 82.52percent. These items contribute 84.61 percent inrural areas and 78.80 percent in urban areas.Comparison of the same 17 food items with theyear 2007-08 shows that the overall expenditurelevel has slightly increased in both urban and ruralareas. For food items the major share ofconsumption expenditure is incurred on wheat,milk, vegetable ghee, vegetables and sugarcomprising 58 percent out of 82.52 percent. Wheatcontinues to be the major expenditure item in bothrural and urban areas and its percentage share inaggregate has increased between 2007-08 and2010-11.Table 15.4: Percentage of Monthly Expenditure on 17 major Food Items, 2010-11Food Items2007-08 2010-11Urban Rural Total Urban Rural TotalWheat 12.07 16.55 14.93 12.82 16.25 15.02Rice 4.21 4.28 4.25 3.56 3.74 3.67Pulses 2.25 2.41 2.35 2.53 2.60 2.57Vegetable ghee 6.76 9.81 8.71 5.75 8.59 7.58Tea 1.87 2.04 1.98 2.06 2.17 2.13Milk (fresh) 19.87 20.58 20.33 19.33 19.47 19.42Butter 0.39 1.49 1.09 0.32 1.22 0.90Mutton 2.55 1.12 1.64 3.80 3.10 3.35Beef 3.73 2.90 3.20 2.29 1.12 1.54Chicken 4.47 3.45 3.82 4.48 3.32 3.74Fish 0.95 0.54 0.69 0.62 0.44 0.51Fruits 4.71 3.27 3.79 4.30 3.01 3.47Vegetable 7.81 7.95 7.90 8.10 8.91 8.62224