The results of the survey show that compared to 2011, the average monthly consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2015 was decreased by 10.3%. During this period, the average household size was reduced by 0.2%, while households’ proportion of households that save their income has increased by 28.4% to 18.2%.
The largest share of monthly consumption is given for food and non-alcoholic beverages (28.8%) and housing, electricity, gas and other energy (27.4%). Other major expenses relate to transport (9.3%) and other products and services (6.7%).
In 2015, the relative poverty rate of the population was lower than in 2011 (16.3% versus 17.9%). During this period the poverty rate was smaller in both entities (Federation of BiH and Republika Srpska) and greater in the Brcko District.
The survey was conducted in 2015 on a representative sample of 7,702 randomly selected households from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Selected households were divided into monthly samples.
(Source: klix)
