2023-06-29 00:54:00
The latest issue of the publication of the Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP), “Les Brefs du Plan”, reveals that the total expenditure incurred by households in Morocco on the occasion of Aid Al-Adha is estimated at more than 18 billion dirhams (MMDH).
According to the rate of change in meat prices during the 2019-2023 period, the average price of slaughter animals is estimated at 2,400 dirhams in 2023, thus bringing total household expenditure during this event to more than 18 billion dirhams. , specifies the HCP.
In this note on household consumption expenditure during the Aid Al-Adha holiday, the HCP also notes that the last two years have been marked by inflation, particularly for food products, noting that between 2019 and 2023, the price of meat recorded an average annual increase of 5% (7.2% between 2021 and 2023).
This increase would have repercussions on the average price of slaughter animals on the occasion of Aid Al Adha in 2023, specifies the author of this note, Abdeljaouad Ezzrari, economist at the Observatory of the living conditions of the population. at HCP.
It also emerges from the publication that Moroccan households, in particular the most disadvantaged, have to face exceptional expenses caused by this event, the weight of which on their monthly budget is 42% for the 10% of the most disadvantaged households, once morest 13.3% for the wealthiest 10% of households.
According to data from national surveys on sources of income and household consumption expenditure carried out by the HCP, the ritual of sacrifice on the occasion of the Aid Al-Adha holiday was not performed by 7 .9% of households in 2019-2020, i.e. 9.6% in urban areas and 4.1% in rural areas. This proportion was 4.7% in 2013-2014 and 5.2% in 2000-2001.
Moreover, it seems that the standard of living and the level of education of the head of household are positively correlated with the non-performance of this ritual. Nearly one household in six (16.4%) belonging to the wealthiest 20% of the population does not make the sacrifice of Aid, once morest 2.5% for households belonging to the wealthiest 20% of the population. poorer.
Similarly, 17.2% of households whose head has attained a higher education level do not sacrifice sheep, compared to 6.5% for households whose head has no educational level.
In terms of expenditure, the volume of expenditure generated by Moroccan households on the occasion of this event reached 15.4 billion dirhams. The average price of animals slaughtered per household amounted to 2,000 dirhams in 2019 once morest 1,840 dirhams in 2013, thus registering an increase of 8.7%.
Also, spending on meat on the occasion of Aid Al Adha represents 29% of the annual household budget allocated to meat consumption. This share is 32.6% among the households of the poorest 20% of the population and 25.5% among those of the wealthiest 20% of the population.
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