Fifteen-year-olds spend an average of £25 a week

Clothes, shoes, school dinners and soft drinks top list of purchases for UK youngsters, according to ONS research

Children aged 15 in the UK spend on average £25 a week mainly on clothes, shoes, school dinners and soft drinks, according to research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Expenditure among 15-year-olds is more than three times that of 7-year-olds, who spend £7.40.

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