Consumer Expenditure Survey 2004

Beginning in 1974, Statistics Norway (SSB) has conducted yearly comsumer expenditure surveys. Pre-1974, nationwide consumer expenditure surveys was carried out in 1958, 1967 og 1973. The main purpose of the surveys has been to give a detailed overview of the expenditures of private households, providing the basis for updates of the weight basus of the consumer price index. Furthermore, the attention has been on maping the consumption and expenditures of different household types. Households are classified by variables such as houshold type (new standard), income, socio-economic status, geographic region and residential area, size of consuption expenditures, etc.The State Administration utilize the data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey in their planning and investigative work. This provides the foundation for decisions and estimates for the years to come. The results from the survey are also used by the National nutrition and physical education council in an ongoing monitoring of the development of the Norwegian diet.The Consumer Expenditure Survey is conducted as a part of the state assignment, and Division for social welfare statistics at Statistics Norway is the responsible unit. Divison for interviews conducts the data collection. There is an energy addition in the Consumer Expenditure Survey 2004, conducted on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

1974年起，挪威统计局（Statistics Norway, SSB）便持续开展年度居民消费支出调查。1974年之前，该国曾分别于1958年、1967年及1973年开展过全国范围的消费支出调查。本调查的核心宗旨是详尽呈现私人住户的消费支出全貌，为居民消费价格指数（Consumer Price Index）的权重基准更新提供依据。此外，调查重点关注不同类型住户的消费行为与支出结构，住户分类维度涵盖住户类型（新标准）、收入水平、社会经济地位、地理区域与居住片区、消费支出规模等变量。国家行政部门将该调查数据用于规划与调研工作，为后续年度的决策制定与测算工作奠定基础。调查结果同时被全国营养与体育教育委员会用于持续监测挪威国民饮食结构的发展变化。本次消费支出调查作为国家指派任务的一部分，由挪威统计局社会福利统计司负责统筹实施，访谈分部承担数据采集工作。2004年的消费支出调查增设了能源相关调研模块，该专项调查由挪威石油与能源部委托开展。