Household Budget Survey 2016

Household Budget Survey has been conducted annually by Statistics Lithuania since 1996. The HBS methodology was improved in 2003. Some changes were introduced into the design of the sample and recording of households' income and expenditures.

The main objectives of the survey are:
-to obtain weights for Consumer Price Index,
-to estimate household expenditure for National Accounts,
-to study the general structure of household incomes and expenditures,
-to study income and expenditure patterns of disadvantaged groups, including pensioner households, single parent households, etc.,
-to study income and expenditure disparities among socio-economic groups,
-to study consumer behavior among socio-economic groups,
-to study effects of policy changes, especially tax changes on income and expenditure.

The target population of Household Budget Survey is based on private households in Lithuania. Households are selected using the random sampling method from the Populations Register. Participation of the selected households in the survey takes one month. After one month other households replace them.

Data is collected through face-to-face interviews and expenditure diaries.