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Figure 2

The structure of household spending in Ukraine in 2008–2019
| Years | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categories (%) | ||||||||||||
| Food and soft drinks (%) | 48,90 | 50,00 | 51,60 | 51,30 | 50,10 | 50,10 | 51,90 | 53,10 | 49,80 | 47,90 | 47,70 | 46,60 |
| Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products (%) | 2,20 | 3,20 | 3,40 | 3,40 | 3,50 | 3,50 | 3,40 | 3,30 | 2,90 | 3,10 | 3,40 | 3,20 |
| Clothes and shoes (%) | 5,90 | 5,60 | 6,00 | 5,70 | 6,10 | 5,90 | 6,00 | 5,70 | 5,60 | 5,50 | 5,40 | 5,50 |
| Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (%) | 9,10 | 9,40 | 9,20 | 9,60 | 9,90 | 9,50 | 9,40 | 11,70 | 16,00 | 17,00 | 15,20 | 14,60 |
| Household items and appliances, current housing maintenance (%) | 2,80 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,20 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,00 | 1,70 | 2,00 | 2,10 | 1,80 |
| Health care (%) | 2,70 | 3,10 | 3,20 | 3,20 | 3,40 | 3,40 | 3,60 | 3,70 | 4,20 | 3,80 | 4,00 | 4,10 |
| Transport (%) | 4,00 | 3,80 | 3,70 | 4,00 | 4,30 | 4,30 | 4,30 | 3,70 | 3,60 | 3,70 | 3,70 | 4,80 |
| Communication (%) | 2,30 | 2,50 | 2,70 | 2,60 | 2,80 | 2,80 | 2,80 | 2,40 | 2,30 | 2,40 | 2,60 | 2,80 |
| Recreation and culture (%) | 2,50 | 1,80 | 1,80 | 1,90 | 2,00 | 2,10 | 1,80 | 1,50 | 1,40 | 1,60 | 1,80 | 1,60 |
| Education (%) | 1,30 | 1,30 | 1,30 | 1,30 | 1,30 | 1,20 | 1,10 | 1,10 | 1,00 | 1,10 | 1,00 | 1,10 |
| Hotels and restaurants (%) | 2,40 | 2,50 | 2,40 | 2,50 | 2,50 | 2,50 | 2,00 | 2,00 | 2,20 | 2,30 | 2,40 | 2,60 |
| Other goods and services (%) | 2,10 | 2,30 | 2,30 | 2,40 | 2,60 | 2,60 | 2,70 | 2,70 | 2,50 | 2,50 | 2,70 | 2,60 |
| Non-consumer aggregate costs (%) | 13,80 | 12,20 | 10,10 | 9,90 | 9,20 | 9,80 | 8,40 | 7,10 | 6,80 | 7,10 | 8,00 | 8,70 |
Results of first hypothesis test
| Coefficient (standard error) | t value | |
|---|---|---|
| (Intercept) | 0.008*** (0.002) | 26.614 |
| Deposits | 0.023*** (0.0111) | 4.373 |
| Change in taxation | −0.311# (0.477) | −1.891 |
| DID | 0.044# (0.332) | 1.741 |
| Multiple R2 | 0.754 | |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.6617 | |
| F-statistic | 8.172*** |
Description of the results for hypothesis 2
| Dependent variable | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Household savings in the bank deposits | |||
| Pooling | Random effects | Fixed effects | |
| Nominal personal income tax burden | −0.118** (0.045) | −0.111* (0.022) | −0.211** (0.048) |
| Share of shadow economy | 0.101** (0.048) | 0.002 (0.022) | −0.008** (0.003) |
| Inflation rate | 0.231 (0.188) | 0.222 (0.167) | −0.308 (0.243) |
| Changes in income taxation rules (dummy) | −0.202 (0.118) | −0.011 (0.018) | −0.101 (0.061) |
| Observations | 2112 | 2112 | 2112 |
| R2 | 0.388 | 0.298 | 0.589 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.364 | 0.288 | 0.549 |
| F-statistic | 19.3*** | 1.3 | 21.6*** |
