
The purpose of the survey is to create a general framework for the production of "community" statistical information at national and European level on the consumption of households, based on cross-sectional data (amount, composition, etc.) on the items of their budgets. It is an important tool to describe the consumption habits of the population in a year's time, both at Belgian and European level. Household budget survey (HBS) Purpose and brief descriptionĮU-HBS (European Union – Household Budget Survey or HBS) is a survey on consumption expenditure of households.

In Flanders it was €36,895, in Wallonia €34,589 and in the Brussels-Capital Region €33,356. In 2020, Belgian households spent on average 35,209 euros, Flemish households 36,447 euros, Walloon households 34,096 euros and households in Brussels 32,057 euros, In 2018, Belgian households spent an average of €35,764. This biennial survey is used, among other things, as input for updating the index basket and for estimating household consumption expenditure in the national accounts. This is what emerged from new figures of Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, based on a survey among 6,000 Belgian households. Added to this, 6.7%, or 2,348 euros per year, is spent on the purchase of furniture, domestic appliances and maintenance products and tools for home and garden, etc. The biggest chunk of the budget, 31.8%, goes to housing (rent, water, energy, maintenance and other costs). In 2020, Belgian households spent 18.1% of their budget on food, drinks and tobacco. New results Belgian Household Budget Survey


Statistics on the number of VAT units (monthly).Survivals of VAT-registered enterprises.Migrations of VAT-registered enterprises.High-growth enterprises in the market sector.Demography of employers in the market sector.Demography of enterprises in the market sector.Mortality, Life expectancy and causes of death.Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP).
