It was during this period that transportation expenses surpassed, for the first time, food in the Brazilian family budget, as the IBGE had already disclosed in October last year. Housing expenses - which include rent, condominium, water, electricity, gas, among others - remained the most important in the expenses of Brazilians.
When analyzing the types of expenses among families in the country, the IBGE identified that, on average, they spend R$ 12.79 (US$2.45) per month on rice, while they spend R$14.16 (US$2.7) on gaming and bets - a difference of almost R$2 (US$0.4).
The expenditure on tobacco, which was, on average, R$18.95 (US$3.60) per month, also drew attention, as it is an amount that exceeds by almost R$3 (US$0.55) the monthly expenditure on vegetables (R$ 16.07 – US$3.05), in R$ 4.10 (US$0.80) with private pension (R$ 14.85 – US$2.85) and is even higher than with French bread (R$ 18.63 – US$3.55), as well as sandwiches and snacks (R$ 18.29 – US$3.48).
The IBGE noted that spending on gambling and betting among families with full and regular access to quality food (R$11.60 – US$2.20) is almost double that spent by families with some type of food restriction (R$6.76 – US$1.30) . The lowest average expenditure (R$ 5.96 – US$1.13) was observed among families with moderate food access. Among those with severe food restrictions, the average monthly expenditure on games and betting was R$ 6.02 (US$1.14).
In relation to smoking, the IBGE pointed out that families in a situation of hunger are those who spend the least on this type of product - on average, R$ 15.56 (US$2.95). The highest amount of expenditure on smoking was observed among families with mild food insecurity (R$18 – US$3.45), followed by families with moderate food access (R$ 17.51 – US$3.35). Families with full access to food had the second lowest expenditure on tobacco - R$17.29 (US$3.30), on average, per month.
Among drinks, it was found that spending on soft drinks per month (R$ 12.06 – US$2.30) exceeds the average spending on beer (R$10.03 – US$1.91) by R$ 2.03 (0.38), which is close to the amount spent with ground coffee (R$9.92 – US$1.89).
Source: GMB / G1 / IBGE
