Retail: SA Consumers |
| Apr 07 2010 |
- 1.7 million South African households live in shacks, matchbox or RDP houses, of which 1.1 million have at least one working television set in their home. Of these, 3% (34,500) are DSTV subscribers. (AMPS2009A).
- South Africans add 551 tonnes of table sugar to their beverages and cereal each day (AMPS2009A)
- 11% of adults in South Africa borrow money to buy food. This has increased from 4% in 2007. (Finscope 2009, 2007)
- Households in the lowest income decile spend 32.8% of household consumption expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages. In the highest income decile the corresponding percentage is 7.3%. (Income and Expenditure Survey 2005/6, Stats SA)
Source: www.eighty20.co.za, March 2010
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