Household spending

The bare necessities

Jul 8th 2008
From Economist.com

Where people spend most on food and fuel

THE soaring cost of food and fuel is a concern for the governments of rich and poor countries alike. Many households in Africa and Asia shell-out more on food and fuel as a share of total spending and so are disproportionately hit by rising prices. But in some poor countries fuel subsidies help to ease the pain.

AFP