Namų ūkių ekonominių funkcijų raiška 2008–2011 metais Lietuvoje

Abstract

The themes of household consumption and its dynamics have been researched for many years; however, the duality of this subject allows analysing it each time by different aspects. First of all, the aforementioned phenomenon is influenced by changes of economic environment. The changing household income and taxes, changing products and their prices determine the changes of both consumption level and its structure. On the other hand, consumption and structure are affected by economic environment and demographic conditions. Finally, households themselves are different and constantly changing, with different historical and economic context of surrounding environment, which determines their distinct and changing selections in consumption field. Analysis of changes of consumption as well as identification of their trends is also essential due to the fact that consumption itself is closely related with other economic variables, most importantly – it directly forms a business cycle. This article presents research about Lithuanian household consumption and its changes during 2008–2011 in respect of economic variables. The research was carried out, using comparative, regression and correlation analysis.