Mapeamento dos gastos em consumo das famílias de países da União Europeia

Authors

  • Luís Noronha Pereira ESGHT/University of Algarve
  • Lara Noronha Ferreira ESGHT/University of Algarve

Keywords:

Principal Component Analysis, Double Principal Component Analysis, Household Consumption Expenditure, Mapping.

Abstract

The analysis of the household consumption expenditure is an indicator that can be used to study the performance of the Portuguese economy in an European context. The main objective of this study is to carry out a mapping of the evolution of household consumption expenditure of some countries of the European Union, in percentage of the total consumption expenditure between 1991 and 2001. That mapping is the result of a research in Double Principal Component Analysis. The results show a decreasing tendency of the weight of household consumption expenditure in food and beverage, clothing and footwear, in proportion of total household consumption expenditure. They also show an increase of the expenditure in housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, communications, recreation and culture. In addition we found an opposition in terms of household consumption expenditure between the countries of the south and the ones of the north of Europe. A decrease in household consumption expenditure in food and beverage, clothing and footwear and an increase in household consumption expenditure in recreation and culture were observed in Portugal.

Author Biographies

  • Luís Noronha Pereira, ESGHT/University of Algarve

    Master in Statistics and Information Management, Adjunct Professor at the School for Management, Hospitality and Tourism, University of Algarve

  • Lara Noronha Ferreira, ESGHT/University of Algarve
    Master in Management and Health Economics, Adjunct Professor at the School for Management, Hospitality and Tourism, University of Algarve

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Published

31.12.2008

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Section

Business/Management: Research Papers

How to Cite

Pereira, L. N., & Ferreira, L. N. (2008). Mapeamento dos gastos em consumo das famílias de países da União Europeia. Tourism & Management Studies, 4, 154-164. https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/61

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