Due to low salaries, Ukrainians spend a high portion of their income – 38% — on groceries

Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Due to low salaries, Ukrainians spend a high portion of their income – 38% — on groceries

Due to low salaries, Ukrainians spend a high portion of their income – 38% — on groceries. By contrast, Britons spend 8% of their income on food and Americans spend 6.3%. Ukrainians also spend a high portion of their income on alcohol and cigarettes – 8%. In Britain, the percentage is 3.8%, and in the US it is 2%. Released recently by the US Department of Agriculture, the figures are for 2016.

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