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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>19.1.2023&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>L 17/1</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2023/126
of 21 October 2022
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the title of the variables for the consumption domain
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>To cover the needs identified in the relevant detailed topics, the Commission is to specify the number and the titles of the variables for the dataset in the consumption domain (Household Budget Survey, HBS).</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>The HBS is a key instrument to compile weightings for important macroeconomic indicators, such as consumer price indices and the harmonised indices of consumer prices as measures of inflation, as well for national accounts purpose. Furthermore, the HBS provides detailed descriptions of private households&#8217; total consumption expenditure by household characteristics such as income, housing and many demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, thus providing information on economic and social living conditions of households and individuals in the Member States.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>For the consumption domain, the number of variables to be collected should not exceed, by more than 5&#160;%, the number of variables set out in the first delegated act adopted for that domain. This is the first delegated act adopted for the consumption domain,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The number and titles of the variables for the dataset in the consumption domain are set out in the Annex.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 October 2022.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
( 1 ) OJ L 261I, 14.10.2019, p. 1 .
ANNEX
Number and title of the variables for the consumption domain
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Topic</p></td><td><p>Detailed topic</p></td><td><p>Variable identifier</p></td><td><p>Variable name</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Technical items</span></p></td><td><p><span>Data collection information</span></p><p><span>5 technical variables</span></p></td><td><p>HA02</p></td><td><p>Year(s) of the survey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HC04C</p></td><td><p>Date of the first interview of household</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB03C</p></td><td><p>Date of the first interview of household member</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA06</p></td><td><p>Stratum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA07</p></td><td><p>Primary sampling unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Identification</span></p><p><span>4 technical variables</span></p></td><td><p>HA04</p></td><td><p>Identification number of the household (HH file)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MA04</p></td><td><p>Identification number of the household (HH member file)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MA05</p></td><td><p>Identification number of the member of household (HH member file)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA13</p></td><td><p>Identification number of the member of the household responding to the household questionnaire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Weights</span></p><p><span>1 technical variable</span></p></td><td><p>HA10</p></td><td><p>Final weight</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Interview characteristics</span></p><p><span>3 technical variables</span></p></td><td><p>HA11</p></td><td><p>Interviewing mode used (household interview)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MA11</p></td><td><p>Interviewing mode used (individual interview)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA12</p></td><td><p>Interviewing mode used (diary)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Localisation</span></p><p><span>3 technical variables</span></p></td><td><p>MB012</p></td><td><p>Country of residence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA08</p></td><td><p>Region of residence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HA09</p></td><td><p>Degree of urbanisation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Person and household characteristics</span></p></td><td><p><span>Demography</span></p><p><span>4 collected variables</span></p><p><span>1 derived variable</span></p></td><td><p>MB02</p></td><td><p>Sex of household member</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB03</p></td><td><p>Age (in completed years) of household member</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB03A</p></td><td><p>Year of birth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB03B</p></td><td><p>Passing of birthday on the date of the first interview</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB04</p></td><td><p>Marital status of household member</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Citizenship and migrant background</span></p><p><span>4 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>MB01</p></td><td><p>Country of birth</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB011</p></td><td><p>Country of main citizenship</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB01F</p></td><td><p>Country of birth of father</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB01M</p></td><td><p>Country of birth of mother</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Household composition</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p><p><span>1 derived variable</span></p></td><td><p>MBGRIDXX</p></td><td><p>Household grid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MB042</p></td><td><p>Partners living in the same household</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Health: status and disability, access to and availability and use of health care and health determinants</span></p></td><td><p><span>Disability and other elements of Minimum European Health Module</span></p><p><span>3 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>MH01</p></td><td><p>Self-perceived general health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH02</p></td><td><p>Long standing health problems</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MH03</p></td><td><p>Limitation in activities because of health problems</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Labour market participation</span></p></td><td><p><span>Main activity status (self-defined)</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p></td><td><p>ME01A</p></td><td><p>Main activity status (self-defined)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Elementary job characteristics</span></p><p><span>5 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>ME0908</p></td><td><p>Occupation in main job</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ME04</p></td><td><p>Economic activity of the local unit (main job)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ME02</p></td><td><p>Main job: full- or part-time (self-defined)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ME12</p></td><td><p>Status in employment in main job</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ME13</p></td><td><p>Sector of occupation of household member</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Educational attainment and background</span></p></td><td><p><span>Educational attainment level</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p></td><td><p>MC01</p></td><td><p>Highest educational attainment level</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Person and household characteristics</span></p></td><td><p><span>Household composition&#160;&#8211;&#160;additional specific details</span></p><p><span>2 derived variables</span></p></td><td><p>HB05</p></td><td><p>Household size</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HB075</p></td><td><p>Household type</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Living conditions, including material deprivation, housing, living environment, access to services</span></p></td><td><p><span>Main housing characteristics</span></p><p><span>3 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>HD01</p></td><td><p>Household tenure status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HD03</p></td><td><p>Dwelling type</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HD06</p></td><td><p>Number of rooms available to the household</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Participation in education and training</span></p></td><td><p><span>Participation in formal education activities (current)</span></p><p><span>2 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>MC02A</p></td><td><p>Participation in formal education and training</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MC02B</p></td><td><p>Level of the current/most recent formal education or training activity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Labour market participation</span></p></td><td><p><span>Duration of contract</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p></td><td><p>ME03A</p></td><td><p>Permanency of main job</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Income, consumption and elements of wealth, including debts</span></p></td><td><p><span>Total annual income at the level of persons and households</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p><p><span>1 derived variable</span></p></td><td><p>MF099</p></td><td><p>Total annual net income from all sources, including non-monetary components, of household member</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HH099</p></td><td><p>Total annual net income from all sources, including non-monetary components</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Main income components</span></p><p><span>3 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>HH011</p></td><td><p>Net current monthly household income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HH095</p></td><td><p>Monetary annual net income from all sources</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HH012</p></td><td><p>Income in kind from employment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Income in kind from non-salaried activities</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p></td><td><p>HH023</p></td><td><p>Income in kind from non-salaried activities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Imputed rent</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p></td><td><p>HH032</p></td><td><p>Imputed rent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Main source of income</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p></td><td><p>HI11</p></td><td><p>Main source of income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Elements of wealth, including dwelling ownership</span></p><p><span>2 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>HW10</p></td><td><p>Value of main residence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HW20</p></td><td><p>Savings (in a typical month)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Taxes and contributions</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p></td><td><p>HW30</p></td><td><p>Tax on income and social insurance contributions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Debt</span></p><p><span>2 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>HW40</p></td><td><p>Total left to repay for the mortgage on main residence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HW50</p></td><td><p>Monthly principal and interest repayments for the mortgage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Arrears</span></p><p><span>1 collected variable</span></p></td><td><p>HW60</p></td><td><p>Arrears</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p><span>Consumption by the classification of individual consumption by purpose (COICOP)</span><a>&#160;(<span>1</span>)</a></p><p><span>507 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>HE01A</p></td><td><p>Food and non-alcoholic beverages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE02A</p></td><td><p>Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE03A</p></td><td><p>Clothing and footwear</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE04A</p></td><td><p>Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE05A</p></td><td><p>Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE06A</p></td><td><p>Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE07A</p></td><td><p>Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE08A</p></td><td><p>Information and communication</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE09A</p></td><td><p>Recreation, sport and culture</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE10A</p></td><td><p>Education services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE11A</p></td><td><p>Restaurants and accommodation services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE12A</p></td><td><p>Insurance and financial services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE13A</p></td><td><p>Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Own consumption</span></p><p><span>13 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>HE01B</p></td><td><p>Food and non-alcoholic beverages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE02B</p></td><td><p>Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE03B</p></td><td><p>Clothing and footwear</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE04B</p></td><td><p>Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE05B</p></td><td><p>Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE06B</p></td><td><p>Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE07B</p></td><td><p>Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE08B</p></td><td><p>Information and communication</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE09B</p></td><td><p>Recreation, sport and culture</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE10B</p></td><td><p>Education services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE11B</p></td><td><p>Restaurants and accommodation services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE12B</p></td><td><p>Insurance and financial services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HE13B</p></td><td><p>Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Cross-border consumption expenditure by COICOP</span></p><p><span>13 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>HJ01</p></td><td><p>Food and non-alcoholic beverages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ02</p></td><td><p>Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ03</p></td><td><p>Clothing and footwear</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ04</p></td><td><p>Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ05</p></td><td><p>Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ06</p></td><td><p>Health</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ07</p></td><td><p>Transport</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ08</p></td><td><p>Information and communication</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ09</p></td><td><p>Recreation, sport and culture</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ10</p></td><td><p>Education services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ11</p></td><td><p>Restaurants and accommodation services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ12</p></td><td><p>Insurance and financial services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HJ13</p></td><td><p>Personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><span>Quantities</span><a>&#160;(<span>2</span>)</a><span>(optional)</span></p><p><span>82 collected variables</span></p></td><td><p>HQ01</p></td><td><p>Food and non-alcoholic beverages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HQ02</p></td><td><p>Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<note>
( 1 ) Monetary consumption by the classification of individual consumption by purpose shall be transmitted at 5-digit COICOP level
( 2 ) Quantities shall be transmitted for groups ‘Food and non-alcoholic beverages’ and ‘Alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics’ at 5-digit COICOP level.
</note>