Food spending and its relationship to average and equitable income distribution

عبدالباعث, خالد کامل; الصفتى, محمد; فواز, محمود; عطااللة, السید

doi:10.21608/jsas.2021.52978.1265

Food spending and its relationship to average and equitable income distribution

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ کلیه الزراعة جامعة کفرالشیخ

² کلیة الزراعة- جامعة کفرالشیخ

³ کلیة الزراعة- جامعة دمیاط

10.21608/jsas.2021.52978.1265

Abstract

Egypt and the consumer spending among the categories of consumer spending on the other hand the eaverage ratio of food spending to total income is 35% with amaximum is70. 37% and an average of 11.5%. the average ratio of food spending to sumption spending is30% amaximum of 47% aminimum of 17% and fairness of total income distribution at the individual level for the Republic based on the data 17/18 urban an icrease in the value of Gini coefficient for the fairness of income distribution reached 20.5% compared to 9.8%at the urban level19. 6%at the level of the countryside that is distribution fairness in urban areas higher than in the countryside reaching 91.2% comparing to 81.4% in countryside as for as the fairness of total income distribution for families at the republic level the value of theGini coefficient for the fairness of income distribution reached 18.5% republic level compared to 9.6% at the urban level and11. 5%the rural level regarding the fair distribution of consumer spending at the individual level for the republic the value of theGini coefficient was 23.8% compared to 25.8% at the urban level and 23. 7%at the level of the countryside families at the level of republic the value of theGini coefficient was 21. 6%compared to 23.5%at the urban level 21%in countryside as for the fair distribution of food spending for individuals at the level of the republic the value of theGini coefficient was 30.8% compared to 32.9% at the urban level and 29.6%at the rural level.

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