Philippine Statistics Authority(PSA)

June 8, 2023 Dear Khatrina Collin Santos, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Apr 29, 2023 10:08:53 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for Data on the expenditure on non essential needs of Filipinos. Your FOI request is approved. Our apologies for the delayed response. In reference to your data request, please be informed that our related data on this are limited to the following: a) Family Income and Expenditure Survey data: Highlights of the Preliminary Results of the 2021 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) Visit 1: https://psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-preliminary-results-2021-family-income-and-expenditure-survey-fies-visit-1 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) Publication: https://psa.gov.ph/content/family-income-and-expenditure-survey-fies-0 Table 9 Total Annual Family Expenditure, by Major Expenditure Group, by Income Class and by Region: 2018: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/FIES%202018%20Final%20Report.pdf b) 2021 Philippine Statistical Yearbook: Chapter 2: INCOME and PRICES: https://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook Table 2.7 Percentage Distribution of Total Family Expenditure by Major Expenditure Group: 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2021_T2_7.xlsx We would love to hear your Feedback so we can improve our services. Kindly fill out the PSA Customer feedback form from this link: https://tinyurl.com/OnlineCSSForm. Thank you. Respectfully, Noel G. Perez (Information Technology Officer III) Officer-in-Charge Information Technology and Dissemination Service