Well I don’t know if I can help you here, but here are my figures including dining out, grocery food items and non-food items. Single household
2003 annual $1823 weekly av. $35
2004 annual $2071 weekly av. $40
2005 annual $2295 weekly av. $44
I do bulk and multi buy, I have had storage pantry all my life and kept it up, buy adding $10 per pay for top ups. This is included in the above figures.
I allow a budget of about $1500 per year for grocery food per first person, and for 2nd person 85% then 50% per each other member of that amount on my pension this is a must do. I have alway tried to be under these amounts too!
