Definition
Including annual amounts of consumption expenditures; if possible split following the COICOP international standard classification).
All expenditure variables are recorded as yearly amounts. Amounts are annualized if not provided as such in original data.
Annual expenditure amounts should be reported in country national currency.
Due to lack of details in many datasets, ERF constructs the expenditure variables, even if not all of the items are available. Any taxes included in the expenditure