Balearic consumers spend more on most food and drink products than the national average

There are only a few products on which the people of the Balearics spend below the national average. Eggs and milk are two - 9.6% less for eggs (average annual spend, 126 euros); 7.3% less for milk (57 euros). Fish and seafood are fractionally below the national average by 0.5%.

Well above the national average and by more than 20% are mineral water and wine. Where wine is concerned, Mercasa reckons the average expenditure is 37.8 euros. The highest spend goes on meat, an average of 373 euros per year.

The yearbook points out that there are 1,775 premises for food distribution in the Balearics. Of these, 719 are supermarkets and twelve are hypermarkets. As for bars, restaurants and catering establishments, there are 9,239 premises, 3.5% of the national total.