Britain is becoming a more clean-living nation if figures obtained from the Office for National Statistics are any indication to go by.
Households in Britain are spending more money in restaurants and hotels than on cigarettes and alcohol. Spending on drinks and tobacco has almost halved in 15 years.
The statistics for the financial year ending March 2016 revealed that families spend an average of £528.90 a week. Around £45 of that is spent at restaurants, cafes and hotels, weekly. Compared to the previous year, this is an increase of £1.80.
Over the same period the average weekly spend on alcohol, tobacco and narcotics fell below £12 for the first time.