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In 2020 the worldwide economy declined due to the negative impact given by the spread of the pandemic in its first year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
According to INSTAT data, the Albanian economy marked a decline of 4 percent, but paradoxically with the European data, instead of reducing the expenses of Albanian families, because the economy fell, they instead increased.<\/p>\n
In 2020, Europe’s economy shrank by 6.4 percent, but meanwhile the average household spending shrank by an average of 8%, according to Eurostat data.<\/p>\n
In Europe, household expenditures followed the same trajectory as economic developments, while in Albania the economy declined, but household expenditures for the pandemic year increased by 1.5% according to INSTAT reports. Compared to Eurostat data, Albania is the only European that although the economy declined, household expenditures increased.<\/p>\n
Eurostat reported that in 2020, household consumption expenditures in the EU decreased by 8%, unprecedented compared to 2019. In fact, all EU member states marked a decline in household consumption expenditures.<\/p>\n
This is the largest annual reduction recorded since the beginning of the Eurostat time series and it occurred due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing measures, government-imposed restrictions on the movement of people, and non-core economic activities severely affected household consumption expenditures.<\/p>\n
Compared to 2019, household spending in 2020 suffered the largest decline in Malta (around -22%), followed by Croatia, Spain and Greece (around -16%).<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the smallest decreases were recorded in Slovakia and Denmark (both about -2%), followed by Lithuania and Poland (both about -3%), while Albania had an increase of 1.5%.<\/p>\n
According to INSTAT data in Albania, the average monthly consumption expenditure for a household, consisting of an average of 3.6 persons, was 83,475 ALL. The estimate of average monthly consumption expenditures of households in 2020 is 1.5% higher than in 2019. In Albania, according to INSTAT, consumption expenditures led the group “Health” with 28.0%. INSTAT reported that the increase in spending for this group came from the high increase in spending on vitamins during the pandemic !.<\/p>\n
Expenditures made in the group “Restaurants and hotels” have increased by 17.1%, compared to 2019, an increase which has come as a result of increased expenditures for subgroups: “stays and services per night in hotels, hotel complexes , tourist villages, camping within the country \u201das well as expenses for\u201c fast food including taxi services of food providers \u201d.<\/p>\n
Expenditures made in the group “Transport” have marked an increase of 5.7%, compared to last year, an increase which has come mainly as a result of increased expenditures of subgroups: “costs for renting garages \/ parking spaces as and “taxi services” .\/ Monitor \/<\/p>\n
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