Household Budget Survey
How much do households spend on food on average? What are the average housing expenditures? How many households have a dishwasher or an air conditioner? These are only some of the questions answered in the Household Budget Survey, which will be carried out throughout 2026 and will include 12 792 households selected using the random sampling method.
The Household Budget Survey is aimed at collecting data on socioeconomic characteristics of households, personal consumption expenditures, as well as on housing conditions and durable goods. Survey participants are private households selected using random sampling method and the survey combines two modes of participation.
A consumption diary, kept by a selected private household for 14 days, is used to collect data on daily expenditures on food, beverages and tobacco, as well as on cleaning/personal hygiene products, newspapers and magazines, while an interview is used to collect data on other miscellaneous household expenditures, such as housing and utility costs, clothing and footwear, transport, telecommunication services, and other goods and services for personal household consumption.
The data are used to monitor measures related to economic and social policy, analyse consumer habits and the population’s standard of living, as well as for international comparisons.
If your household has been included in the sample, there is no need to worry, as the confidentiality of your data is guaranteed by the Official Statistics Act (NN, Nos 25/20, 155/23 and 124/25 - corr.). The data are used exclusively for statistical purposes, and no information on individual households or persons is disclosed. For example, according to the 2022 Household Budget Survey, 55.1% of households had an air conditioner, but we have no insight into which households those were because the data is published in aggregated form for the entire Republic of Croatia.
Your participation is of vital importance for the successful implementation of the Survey, as only in this way can the Croatian Bureau of Statistics collect relevant data on household consumption.
If you are interested in the results of the last Household Budget Survey conducted in 2022, they are available in the First Release Basic Characteristics of Household Consumption, 2022.
Every information counts! Thank you for your cooperation!
The Household Budget Survey is aimed at collecting data on socioeconomic characteristics of households, personal consumption expenditures, as well as on housing conditions and durable goods. Survey participants are private households selected using random sampling method and the survey combines two modes of participation.
A consumption diary, kept by a selected private household for 14 days, is used to collect data on daily expenditures on food, beverages and tobacco, as well as on cleaning/personal hygiene products, newspapers and magazines, while an interview is used to collect data on other miscellaneous household expenditures, such as housing and utility costs, clothing and footwear, transport, telecommunication services, and other goods and services for personal household consumption.
The data are used to monitor measures related to economic and social policy, analyse consumer habits and the population’s standard of living, as well as for international comparisons.
If your household has been included in the sample, there is no need to worry, as the confidentiality of your data is guaranteed by the Official Statistics Act (NN, Nos 25/20, 155/23 and 124/25 - corr.). The data are used exclusively for statistical purposes, and no information on individual households or persons is disclosed. For example, according to the 2022 Household Budget Survey, 55.1% of households had an air conditioner, but we have no insight into which households those were because the data is published in aggregated form for the entire Republic of Croatia.
Your participation is of vital importance for the successful implementation of the Survey, as only in this way can the Croatian Bureau of Statistics collect relevant data on household consumption.
If you are interested in the results of the last Household Budget Survey conducted in 2022, they are available in the First Release Basic Characteristics of Household Consumption, 2022.
Every information counts! Thank you for your cooperation!