Almost half of household consumer spending in the European Union went to three main groups: food and non-alcoholic drinks, housing costs including water and energy, and transport. Their combined share reached 46 percent, according to the latest Eurostat data on household expenditure in January 2026.
Prices for products and services in all three categories have risen significantly in recent years. This highlights the importance of these expenses for the overall increase in consumer prices, the statistical agency noted.
In Bulgaria, food and non-alcoholic drinks represented the largest share of household disposable income, as was also the case on average across the EU. Bulgarian households allocated 22.3 percent of their budgets to these products, compared with an EU average of 16.3 percent.
Transport accounted for 14.3 percent of household consumer spending in Bulgaria. Housing costs, including water and electricity bills, ranked third at 9.9 percent. Across the EU, the corresponding shares were 14.7 percent and 14.9 percent.
Overall, 46.5 percent of spending by Bulgarian households went to food and non-alcoholic drinks, housing costs, and transport.
Compared with January 2025, the share of Bulgarian household spending on food and non-alcoholic drinks rose by nearly 0.4 percentage points in January this year. Housing expenditure increased by 0.2 percentage points, while the share allocated to transport fell by 0.7 percentage points.
In the EU, between January 2025 and January 2026, the largest increase was recorded in the share of spending on recreation, sport and culture, which rose by 1.2 percentage points. Spending shares also increased for restaurants and accommodation services, by 0.3 percentage points, and for education, by 0.1 percentage points.
The sharpest declines across the EU were recorded in transport spending, down by 0.4 percentage points, and in information and communication products and services, down by 0.3 percentage points.
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