* The figures show weekly expenditure of households divided into decile groups, ranging from households with the lowest ten percent disposable income up to those with the highest disposable income.
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Books: share of household spending in the UK 2019, by income group
This statistic shows the percentage share of weekly household expenditure spent on books in the United Kingdom in 2019, by disposable income decile group. UK households in the middle fifth decile group spent an average of *** percent of their weekly household expenditure on books in 2019. This share was equal to **** of the other income decile groups, as well as the average for all households.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 20, 2020). Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on books in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by disposable income decile group [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/284917/books-share-of-household-spending-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on books in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by disposable income decile group." Chart. March 20, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/284917/books-share-of-household-spending-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on books in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by disposable income decile group. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/284917/books-share-of-household-spending-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Percentage of Weekly Household Expenditure Going on Books in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Disposable Income Decile Group." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Mar 2020, /statistics/284917/books-share-of-household-spending-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on books in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by disposable income decile group ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/284917/books-share-of-household-spending-in-the-uk-by-income-group/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Percentage of weekly household expenditure going on books in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by disposable income decile group [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/284917/books-share-of-household-spending-in-the-uk-by-income-group/
