EXPENDITURE ON CATERING SERVICES ACROSS EUROPEAN HOUSEHOLDS’ BUDGETS

Abstract

The aim of the paper is to recognize and estimate alterations in expenditures on catering services across European households, with particular emphasis on households in Poland. The research material was obtained from the Statistics of Poland (GUS) and Eurostat. The research covers 2012 and 2016. It showed the increase of the share of expenditure on catering in total expenditure. It also showed statistically significant differences in the share for expenditure on catering in total expenditure between EU countries and types of Polish households by their demographic and social characteristics.