التغيرات الاقتصادية و انعكاسها على الاستهلاك الأسري : دراسة مطبقة على عينة من الأسر في مدينة الرياض

Abstract EN

This current study has presented an insight into households’ consumptive behavior in Riyadh and how economic changes have been reflected in their attitudes.

The objective is to identify the impact of the economic changes on the essential consumptive behavior on Saudi households.

Social survey approach has been used in this study by means of a form distributed to a sample of Saudi households.

The findings of the study show the existence of a large scale rationalization of invoices in general (electricity, telephone, etc.) following the latest economic changes in Saudi Arabia.

There is no significant statistical difference between rationalization of consumption and number of household members, social status or educational level.

An inverse relationship has been rather found between the increase of monthly income and rationalization of consumption.

That is, the higher the monthly rate of a Saudi household, the lower the rationalization of consumption following the economic changes in Saudi Arabia.

This study stresses the importance of monthly income since the lower income forces Saudi households to rationalize their consumption of many essential services and products, due to their inability to meet their basic needs.

In addition, the study recommends conducting studies in relation to income, saving and consumptive behavior in Saudi Arabia.