Etiqueta 'Household spending'
Household spending in the Balearics is the highest in Spain
In 2023, average spend for mortgage/rent and bills was 29% higher in the Balearics than in the rest of Spain.
Balearics, highest percentage of households behind with payments among Spain's regions
Up slightly in 2022 compared with 2021.
![Pedestrian in Palma, Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Pedestrian in Palma, Mallorca
Weeks of lockdown obviously affected spending.
Balearics household spending fell 13% in 2020
Spending on food went up, but non-essential spending was way down.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"