"Figure 2: Percentage difference in average expenditure shares for each category of spending, retired and non-retired households","" "UK, 2005 to 2017","" "","" "Notes","1. ""4. Housing"" is composed of Housing, Owner occupiers' housing costs (OOH), water, electricity, gas and other fuels. " "Unit","% difference" "","" "Row Labels","Retired households' expenditure share greater %","Non-retired households' expenditure share greater %" "6. Health","75","" "1. Food and non-alcoholic beverages","46.4","" "5. Furniture household equipment
and maintenance","29.2","" "8. Communication","12","" "4. Housing ","3","" "9. Recreation and culture","2.6","" "12. Miscellaneous goods and services","1","" "2. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco","","-10.9" "3. Clothing and footwear","","-25.5" "11. Restaurants and hotels","","-26.1" "7. Transport","","-27.1" "10. Education","","-88.9"