GUS: Poles spend 24% of income on food and drink; 1% - on education

According to a study by the Central Statistical Office (GUS), the monthly net income per person in Polish household in 2015 (including non-wage earners) was PLN 1,386. And about a quarter of the monthly expenditures (24 percent) was spent on food and non-alcoholic drinks. This figure has fallen from 27.8 percent in 2004, a report found. Meanwhile, housing and energy expenses accounted to 20 percent of monthly expenditures. Also, Poles spent 4.2 percent on eating out and hotel accommodation, 2.5 percent on alcohol, and only 1 percent on education.