Table 665. Average Annual Expenditures of All Consumer Units by Type of Expenditure
[In dollars. Based on Consumer Expenditure Survey, integrated data from the Intervi
text, section 13, for description and also CEX Survey sheet. Interpreting the expen
factors should be considered. The daa are avarerages for the noninstitutional popul
reported here are out-of-pocket. For expenditure categories, see also CEX Survey sh
A consumer unit comprises either: (1) all members of a particular household who are
arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or livin
quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or mor
decisions. Financial independence is determined by the three major expense categori
financially independent, at least two of the three major expense categories have to
Type of expenditure
1984
Number of consumer units (in thousands) 90,223
Income before taxes \1 $23,464
Income after taxes \1 $21,237
Age of reference person (in years) 46.7
Average number in consumer unit:
Persons 2.6
Children under 18 0.7
Persons 65 and over 0.3
Earners 1.4
Vehicles 1.9
Percent distribution: 100%
Male 69
Female 31
Percent Homeowner 63
With mortgage 38
Without mortgage 25
Renter 38
Black or African American 10
White, Asian, and all other races 90
Elementary (grades 1 to 8) 13
High school (grades 9 to 12) 43
College 43
Never attended and other 1
At least one vehicle owned or leased \2 85
Average annual expenditures $21,975
Food 3,290
Food at home 1,970
Cereals and bakery products 262
Cereals and cereal products 84
Bakery products 178
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 586
Beef 199
Pork 119
Other meats 81
Poultry 85
Fish and seafood 67
Eggs 35
Dairy products 253
Fresh milk and cream 128
Other dairy products 125
Fruits and vegetables 313
Fresh fruits 93
Fresh vegetables 92
Processed fruits 72
Processed vegetables 56
Other food at home 526
Sugar and other sweets 74
Fats and oils 56
Miscellaneous foods 218
Nonalcoholic beverages 178
Food away from home 1,320
Alcoholic beverages 275
Housing 6,674
Shelter 3,489
Owned dwellings 2,062
Mortgage interest and charges 1,251
Property taxes 421
Maintenance, repair, insurance, other expenses 390
Rented dwellings 1,070
Other lodging 357
Utilities, fuels, and public services 1,638
Natural gas 297
Electricity 629
Fuel oil and other fuels 140
Telephone 435
Water and other public services 138
Household operations 315
Personal services 128
Other household expenses 187
Housekeeping supplies 307
Laundry and cleaning supplies 87
Other household products 134
Postage and stationery 86
Household furnishings and equipment 926
Household textiles 86
Furniture 270
Floor coverings 78
Major appliances 143
Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 67
Miscellaneous household equipment 282
Apparel and services 1,319
Men and boys 350
Men, 16 and over 280
Boys, 2 to 15 70
Women and girls 524
Women, 16 and over 444
Girls, 2 to 15 79
Children under 2 years old 50
Footwear 185
Other apparel products and services 211
Transportation 4,304
Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 1,813
Cars and trucks, new 1,030
Cars and trucks, used 756
Other vehicles 27
Gasoline and motor oil 1,058
Other vehicle expenses 1,178
Vehicle finance charges 213
Maintenance and repairs 481
Vehicle insurance 349
Vehicle, rental, leases, licenses, other charges 134
Public transportation 255
Health care 1,049
Health insurance 370
Medical services 454
Drugs 167
Medical supplies 58
Entertainment 1,055
Fees and admissions 313
Television, radios, sound equipment 322
Pets, toys, and playground equipment 190
Other supplies, entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 230
Personal care products and services 289
Reading 132
Education 303
Tobacco products and smoking supplies 228
Miscellaneous 451
Cash contributions 706
Personal insurance and pensions 1,897
Life and other personal insurance 300
Pensions and Social Security 1,598
Sources of income and personal taxes:
Money income before taxes \1 23,464
Wages and salaries 18,178
Self-employment income 1,123
Social Security, private and government retirement 2,420
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income 938
Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' benefits 282
Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps 252
Regular contributions for support 191
Other income 81
Personal taxes \1 2,227
Federal income taxes 1,733
State and local income taxes 431
Other taxes 63
Income after taxes \1 21,237
Net change in total assets and liabilities 1,190
Net change in total assets 2,391
Net change in total liabilities 1,201
Other financial information:
Other money receipts 247
Mortgage principal paid, owned property -365
Estimated market value of owned home 47,269
Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 292
Gifts of goods and services 696
Food (NA)
Alcoholic beverages \2 (NA)
Housing (NA)
Housekeeping supplies (NA)
Household textiles 10
Appliances and miscellaneous housewares (NA)
Major appliances (NA)
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 20
Miscellaneous household equipment (NA)
Other housing (NA)
Apparel and services (NA)
Males 2 and over 54
Females 2 and over 67
Children under 2 20
Other apparel products and services (NA)
Jewelry and watches 22
All other apparel products and services (NA)
Transportation (NA)
Health care (NA)
Entertainment (NA)
Toys, games, hobbies, and tricycles (NA)
Other entertainment (NA)
Personal care products and services \2 (NA)
Readings \2 (NA)
Education (NA)
All other gifts 503
SYMBOL
NA Not available.
FOOTNOTES
\1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only
\2 Prior to 2000, gifts of alcoholic, personal care products and services, and read
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
"Consumer Expenditures in 2004";
.
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penditure
e Interview and Diary surveys; see
the expenditure data, several
nal population and the expenditures
Survey sheet.
d who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal
or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living
wo or more persons living together who pool their income to make joint expenditure
categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered
s have to be provided by the respondent.
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
91,564 94,044 94,150 94,862 95,818 96,968
$25,127 $25,460 $27,326 $28,540 $31,308 $31,889
$22,887 $23,172 $24,871 $26,149 $28,496 $28,937
46.8 46.7 47 47 47.2 47.2
2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6
0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
1.9 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
68 66 67 67 66 65
32 34 33 33 34 35
62 62 63 62 63 62
38 37 38 38 39 38
24 25 25 24 24 24
38 38 38 38 37 38
11 11 11 11 11 11
89 89 89 89 89 89
12 12 12 11 11 10
43 45 45 45 43 43
44 43 43 44 46 46
1 1 1 1 1 0
85 85 86 86 87 87
$23,490 $23,866 $24,414 $25,892 $27,810 $28,381
3,477 3,448 3,664 3,748 4,152 4,296
2,037 1,993 2,099 2,136 2,390 2,485
283 275 299 312 359 368
89 93 104 109 131 129
194 183 194 203 228 240
579 562 572 551 611 668
194 189 191 182 202 218
122 116 116 110 116 132
86 79 83 82 89 99
83 85 87 84 100 108
65 64 66 65 71 82
30 30 28 28 33 30
266 251 274 274 304 295
131 122 132 134 148 140
135 128 142 141 157 155
322 320 356 373 408 408
96 102 113 121 126 127
94 92 110 110 127 118
78 72 78 85 89 93
54 54 55 57 66 70
557 554 567 625 708 746
77 74 74 78 86 94
58 51 51 55 59 68
234 236 248 264 314 336
187 193 194 199 216 213
1,441 1,455 1,565 1,612 1,762 1,811
306 271 289 269 284 293
7,087 7,292 7,569 8,079 8,609 8,703
3,833 3,979 4,154 4,493 4,835 4,836
2,261 2,305 2,375 2,569 2,850 2,953
1,382 1,431 1,461 1,569 1,741 1,817
438 418 464 504 575 597
441 456 449 496 533 540
1,180 1,262 1,345 1,468 1,500 1,533
392 412 434 456 485 349
1,648 1,645 1,671 1,747 1,835 1,890
275 248 232 234 247 246
647 674 692 709 738 758
128 107 94 98 101 100
455 471 499 537 567 592
143 145 153 170 182 193
346 354 371 394 460 446
153 168 170 171 219 219
193 186 201 223 241 227
325 316 341 361 394 406
93 92 97 101 107 113
132 126 139 147 165 171
100 98 105 113 122 122
936 998 1,032 1,083 1,086 1,125
96 105 91 94 105 99
285 304 315 326 312 310
70 55 69 65 70 92
133 156 160 169 148 147
60 56 57 60 65 75
292 322 340 369 386 402
1,420 1,346 1,446 1,489 1,582 1,618
364 343 361 388 397 393
303 278 295 311 324 324
61 66 66 77 74 70
580 544 591 587 657 673
499 472 510 492 564 586
81 72 81 95 93 87
56 56 58 62 72 70
184 167 184 196 189 225
235 236 251 257 266 258
4,587 4,842 4,600 5,093 5,187 5,120
2,043 2,338 2,022 2,361 2,291 2,129
1,197 1,415 1,143 1,355 1,218 1,159
806 893 860 982 1,051 948
40 29 18 23 22 22
1,035 915 888 932 985 1,047
1,241 1,342 1,417 1,521 1,627 1,642
252 269 280 284 303 300
473 492 514 553 561 589
373 420 462 508 575 563
143 161 160 177 188 190
268 248 273 279 284 302
1,108 1,135 1,135 1,298 1,407 1,480
375 371 392 474 537 581
496 502 467 529 542 562
178 192 203 223 240 252
60 69 73 71 87 85
1,170 1,149 1,193 1,329 1,424 1,422
320 308 323 353 377 371
371 371 379 416 429 454
213 202 218 230 249 276
266 268 273 330 369 321
303 303 330 334 366 364
141 140 142 150 157 153
321 314 337 342 367 406
219 230 232 242 261 274
529 522 562 578 643 842
805 746 741 693 900 816
2,016 2,127 2,175 2,249 2,472 2,592
278 292 294 314 346 345
1,738 1,834 1,881 1,935 2,125 2,248
25,127 25,460 27,326 28,540 31,308 31,889
19,378 19,524 20,613 21,779 23,248 24,173
1,331 1,618 1,821 1,790 2,535 2,315
2,604 2,555 2,941 3,063 3,387 3,427
1,126 973 1,115 1,016 1,253 1,059
180 208 209 241 207 218
235 273 294 308 290 344
197 223 232 258 273 260
75 86 102 85 115 93
2,240 2,288 2,455 2,391 2,812 2,952
1,737 1,812 1,951 1,891 2,228 2,319
437 412 454 445 521 558
66 64 50 55 62 75
22,887 23,172 24,871 26,149 28,496 28,937
2,494 1,195 3,122 592 211 -441
3,653 3,241 4,608 4,102 3,612 2,902
1,159 2,046 1,486 3,510 3,401 3,343
290 271 316 398 423 310
-409 -410 -434 -480 -513 -574
49,426 49,642 52,599 57,935 63,717 66,069
313 309 333 356 383 398
774 713 749 841 887 911
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 95
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 232
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 35
11 11 12 10 8 14
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 27
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 7
16 15 16 17 18 20
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 50
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 107
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 236
61 55 58 70 70 61
80 67 75 80 88 95
23 23 25 27 33 31
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 48
31 27 23 26 24 25
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 23
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 53
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 45
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 66
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 25
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 41
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 96
552 515 540 611 646 88
ers" only.
and reading maerials were included in "All other gifts."
ving
diture
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
97,918 100,019 100,049 102,210 103,123 104,212
$33,901 $33,854 $34,868 $36,181 $36,918 $104,212
$30,729 $30,786 $31,890 $33,098 $33,864 $34,864
47.5 47.6 47.8 47.6 48.0 47.7
2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
65 64 63 62 62 60
35 36 37 38 38 40
63 61 63 63 64 64
39 36 37 37 38 38
25 25 26 26 26 26
37 39 37 37 36 36
11 11 12 11 11 12
89 89 88 89 89 88
10 10 10 8 9 8
43 43 43 43 44 41
46 46 47 48 47 50
1 0 0 0 0 0
86 86 86 86 86 85
$29,614 $29,846 $30,692 $31,731 $32,264 $33,797
4,271 4,273 4,399 4,411 4,505 4,698
2,651 2,643 2,735 2,712 2,803 2,876
404 411 434 429 441 447
145 141 160 162 165 166
259 270 274 267 276 281
709 687 734 732 752 737
228 210 234 227 228 215
144 156 154 156 156 157
102 94 98 94 104 99
122 123 131 137 138 144
81 77 87 89 97 88
31 28 30 30 30 34
294 302 295 289 297 312
129 134 128 127 123 132
165 168 167 162 174 180
429 428 444 437 457 490
133 127 137 133 144 153
127 127 132 135 137 147
97 100 96 93 96 110
72 74 79 76 80 80
815 814 827 825 856 889
101 102 113 105 112 114
72 72 78 79 82 83
375 384 365 362 377 391
224 213 225 233 240 252
1,620 1,631 1,664 1,698 1,702 1,823
297 301 268 278 277 309
9,252 9,477 9,636 10,106 10,458 10,747
5,191 5,411 5,415 5,686 5,928 6,064
3,280 3,310 3,331 3,492 3,749 3,783
1,932 1,968 1,878 1,919 2,104 2,114
789 782 825 922 930 939
559 560 628 651 715 729
1,588 1,761 1,714 1,799 1,788 1,864
323 340 370 395 391 417
1,990 1,984 2,112 2,189 2,191 2,347
250 252 279 283 268 291
803 787 836 861 869 907
102 92 99 98 86 108
618 623 658 690 708 772
217 230 241 257 259 268
448 487 469 490 509 522
211 242 228 230 258 259
237 245 241 260 250 263
424 433 410 393 430 464
116 118 103 109 110 119
185 195 194 174 194 205
123 119 113 110 125 140
1,200 1,162 1,230 1,348 1,401 1,350
100 92 102 100 100 76
294 316 317 318 327 321
115 71 87 120 177 101
132 141 143 149 155 162
81 84 87 81 85 84
477 458 493 581 557 607
1,735 1,710 1,676 1,644 1,704 1,752
429 450 426 395 425 423
345 369 335 305 329 330
84 80 90 90 96 93
706 680 658 652 660 718
607 586 566 552 559 607
99 94 93 100 101 111
82 78 79 80 81 82
242 231 249 254 278 298
277 272 264 264 259 230
5,151 5,228 5,453 6,044 6,014 6,382
2,111 2,189 2,319 2,725 2,638 2,815
1,078 1,131 1,216 1,391 1,198 1,209
1,013 1,022 1,079 1,290 1,406 1,568
20 36 24 44 34 38
995 973 977 986 1,006 1,082
1,741 1,776 1,843 1,953 2,015 2,058
282 256 244 235 260 276
614 612 620 680 653 645
614 629 678 690 712 698
231 279 301 347 389 440
304 290 314 381 355 427
1,554 1,634 1,776 1,755 1,732 1,770
656 725 800 815 860 827
555 533 574 571 512 543
252 278 301 286 280 303
92 97 101 83 80 97
1,472 1,500 1,626 1,567 1,612 1,834
378 379 414 439 433 459
468 492 590 533 542 561
271 274 293 289 322 335
356 355 328 306 315 479
399 387 385 397 403 513
163 162 166 165 162 159
447 426 455 460 471 524
276 275 268 259 269 255
860 765 715 749 766 855
950 958 961 960 925 940
2,787 2,750 2,908 2,938 2,964 3,060
356 353 399 398 373 353
2,431 2,397 2,509 2,540 2,591 2,707
33,901 33,854 34,868 36,181 36,918 38,014
25,553 25,064 26,494 27,795 28,474 29,560
2,552 2,490 2,119 1,870 2,034 2,318
3,584 3,887 4,034 4,200 4,355 4,334
1,164 1,130 1,029 1,087 861 761
245 341 309 316 279 213
389 471 468 483 462 437
284 336 282 287 273 243
130 136 133 142 180 148
3,172 3,068 2,978 3,083 3,054 3,150
2,431 2,286 2,217 2,288 2,235 2,372
612 624 601 629 640 665
128 157 160 166 179 113
30,729 30,786 31,890 33,098 33,864 34,864
478 -1,529 -2,185 -562 -969 -1,689
3,005 3,045 4,381 3,960 3,102 4,049
2,526 4,574 6,567 4,522 4,071 5,738
317 400 435 567 462 309
-578 -844 -898 -1,107 -1,063 -960
67,519 66,530 66,719 68,759 71,655 73,168
413 416 435 473 496 503
1,000 968 993 1,008 986 1,119
79 76 77 84 88 62
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
272 276 267 262 250 280
41 39 36 38 38 40
13 13 12 16 10 8
30 31 28 26 27 30
6 7 7 5 5 8
24 24 21 21 23 22
73 70 77 65 66 81
116 123 113 117 108 120
259 254 251 246 258 296
72 78 80 64 70 78
99 87 90 94 94 99
36 37 36 35 40 41
52 53 46 53 55 78
27 29 24 26 27 44
25 24 21 27 29 34
56 51 53 56 48 60
29 24 42 35 22 43
70 73 80 84 86 110
28 28 31 32 29 40
43 45 50 51 57 70
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
(NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
116 107 116 114 12 128
118 106 107 127 11 140
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
105,576 107,182 108,465 109,367 110,339 112,108
$39,926 $41,622 $43,951 $44,649 $47,507 $49,430
$36,684 $38,358 $40,652 $41,532 $44,587 $46,934
47.7 47.6 47.9 48.2 48.1 48.1
2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4
2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
59 58 55 53 51 51
41 42 45 47 49 49
64 64 65 66 66 66
38 39 38 39 40 41
26 26 27 27 26 26
36 36 35 34 34 34
12 12 12 12 12 12
88 88 88 88 88 88
7 7 6 6 6 6
39 39 39 39 38 38
53 54 55 54 56 56
0 0 0 0 0 0
87 87 87 88 88 88
$34,819 $35,535 $36,995 $38,045 $39,518 $40,677
4,801 4,810 5,031 5,158 5,321 5,375
2,880 2,780 2,915 3,021 3,086 3,099
453 425 448 453 452 450
161 146 160 156 156 154
292 278 288 297 296 296
743 723 749 795 828 798
224 218 220 238 248 231
157 146 157 167 177 167
96 92 97 101 102 101
145 137 136 145 152 144
89 98 106 110 114 121
33 32 32 34 35 34
314 301 322 325 332 328
128 120 122 131 136 127
186 181 200 193 196 201
476 472 500 521 522 552
150 149 152 163 160 178
143 145 149 159 162 175
102 101 113 115 116 116
80 76 86 84 84 83
895 858 896 927 952 970
114 109 112 117 116 117
81 77 84 83 87 85
403 388 420 437 455 472
245 231 242 250 256 254
1,921 2,030 2,116 2,137 2,235 2,276
309 309 318 372 349 376
11,272 11,713 12,057 12,319 13,011 13,283
6,344 6,680 7,016 7,114 7,602 7,829
3,935 4,245 4,525 4,602 4,979 5,165
2,225 2,455 2,547 2,639 2,862 2,962
971 1,015 1,123 1,139 1,233 1,242
738 775 854 825 884 960
1,983 1,978 2,027 2,034 2,134 2,160
426 458 465 478 489 505
2,412 2,405 2,377 2,489 2,767 2,684
301 284 270 307 411 330
909 921 899 911 1,009 981
108 85 74 97 112 88
809 830 849 877 914 957
286 285 285 296 321 328
548 546 666 684 676 706
263 260 323 326 291 331
285 286 343 358 385 375
455 482 498 482 509 545
116 118 121 131 131 131
210 232 250 226 255 283
129 132 127 126 122 131
1,512 1,601 1,499 1,549 1,458 1,518
79 105 114 106 114 136
387 377 365 391 372 401
78 144 44 44 40 40
169 164 183 189 178 188
92 80 102 87 87 100
707 729 692 731 667 652
1,729 1,674 1,743 1,856 1,743 1,749
407 399 421 440 423 409
323 314 328 344 335 319
84 85 93 96 88 90
680 651 655 725 677 704
574 548 548 607 562 587
106 103 107 118 115 117
77 73 67 82 81 83
315 281 303 343 302 313
250 270 297 266 259 240
6,457 6,616 7,011 7,417 7,633 7,759
2,736 2,964 3,305 3,418 3,579 3,665
1,229 1,383 1,628 1,605 1,685 1,753
1,464 1,532 1,641 1,770 1,848 1,842
43 49 36 43 46 70
1,098 1,017 1,055 1,291 1,279 1,235
2,230 2,206 2,254 2,281 2,375 2,471
293 319 320 328 359 397
682 641 664 624 662 697
755 739 756 778 819 894
501 507 513 551 534 483
393 429 397 427 400 389
1,841 1,903 1,959 2,066 2,182 2,350
881 913 923 983 1,061 1,168
531 542 558 568 573 590
320 346 370 416 449 487
108 102 109 99 100 105
1,813 1,746 1,891 1,863 1,953 2,079
471 449 459 515 526 542
577 535 608 622 660 692
327 329 346 334 337 369
439 433 478 393 430 476
528 401 408 564 485 526
164 161 159 146 141 139
571 580 635 632 648 752
264 273 300 319 308 320
847 860 867 776 750 792
1,001 1,109 1,181 1,192 1,258 1,277
3,223 3,381 3,436 3,365 3,737 3,899
379 398 394 399 410 406
2,844 2,982 3,042 2,966 3,326 3,493
39,926 41,622 43,951 44,649 47,507 49,430
31,506 32,889 34,456 35,579 38,334 39,864
1,969 2,239 2,603 2,344 2,231 2,237
4,531 4,618 4,798 4,856 4,963 5,234
822 871 1,104 927 951 924
206 193 177 192 171 233
382 330 320 310 384 352
293 260 262 309 315 412
217 221 230 133 158 173
3,241 3,264 3,299 3,117 2,920 2,496
2,468 2,472 2,513 2,409 2,237 1,843
645 630 616 562 555 506
129 162 170 146 129 147
36,684 38,358 40,652 41,532 44,587 46,934
1,105 -1,919 142 457 -2,059 -5,612
5,886 6,116 6,478 6,016 5,678 5,736
4,781 8,035 6,336 5,560 7,737 11,348
458 463 651 594 372 539
-1,051 -1,160 -1,366 -1,172 -1,397 -1,382
76,480 80,523 87,582 92,665 103,975 106,766
538 570 592 629 690 720
1,059 1,068 1,083 1,083 1,012 1,036
68 84 83 70 69 82
(NA) (NA) (NA) 14 14 13
273 314 292 291 258 259
37 41 41 39 41 42
8 16 17 13 14 14
27 30 32 28 25 24
6 7 9 8 6 8
21 22 24 21 19 16
66 71 66 70 59 65
135 156 136 140 119 114
252 225 210 244 237 237
61 60 54 68 61 64
81 80 71 85 89 82
33 32 33 41 42 40
77 52 52 51 45 52
49 25 27 20 17 24
29 27 25 30 28 28
57 49 63 70 70 44
30 38 40 38 35 33
99 85 98 94 74 78
41 30 32 30 30 30
58 55 66 64 44 48
(NA) (NA) (NA) 19 21 21
(NA) (NA) (NA) 2 1 1
155 154 166 151 160 184
125 119 131 89 73 84
2003 2004
115,356 116,282
$51,128 $54,453
48,596 $52,287
48.4 48.5
2.5 2.5
0.6 0.6
0.3 0.3
1.3 1.3
1.9 1.9
100% 100%
50 48
50 52
67 68
41 42
26 25
33 32
12 12
88 88
6 5
36 35
57 59
0 0
88 88
$40,817 $43,395
5,340 5,781
3,129 3,347
442 461
150 154
292 307
825 880
246 265
171 181
102 108
145 156
124 128
37 42
328 371
127 144
201 226
535 561
171 187
172 183
108 110
84 82
999 1,075
119 128
86 89
490 527
268 290
2,211 2,434
391 459
13,432 13,918
7,887 7,998
5,263 5,324
2,954 2,936
1,344 1,391
965 997
2,179 2,201
445 473
2,811 2,927
392 424
1,028 1,064
110 121
956 990
326 327
707 753
294 300
414 453
529 594
132 149
263 290
133 155
1,497 1,646
113 158
401 417
52 52
196 204
88 105
648 711
1,640 1,816
372 406
282 317
89 89
634 739
529 631
106 108
81 79
294 329
258 264
7,781 7,801
3,732 3,397
2,052 1,748
1,611 1,582
68 66
1,333 1,598
2,331 2,365
371 323
619 652
905 964
436 426
385 441
2,416 2,574
1,252 1,332
591 648
467 480
107 114
2,060 2,218
494 528
730 788
378 381
457 522
527 581
127 130
783 905
290 288
606 690
1,370 1,408
4,055 4,823
397 390
3,658 4,433
51,128 54,453
41,200 43,192
2,138 3,008
5,601 5,848
1,097 1,261
269 237
314 308
343 413
165 187
2,532 2,166
1,843 1,519
502 472
187 175
48,596 52,287
-14,376 -7,567
6,451 9,211
20,827 16,778
530 556
-1,565 -1,791
122,059 137,639
750 781
1,007 1,215
78 74
16 20
220 283
42 61
13 19
25 32
7 12
18 20
57 72
85 99
225 286
56 76
80 101
39 38
50 71
26 24
25 47
60 51
48 49
69 78
26 28
43 51
16 29
1 1
200 250
74 94
Consumer Expenditure Survey Program
This program consists of two surveys -- the quarterly Interview survey and the Diary survey that provide inf
buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (famili
consumers) characteristics.
Annual income and expenditures integrated from the Interview and Diary surveys in varying detail, classified
income, age, consumer unit size, and other demographic characteristics of consumer units, since 1984.
Annual income and expenditures from the Interview and Diary surveys by selected consumer unit characteristic
1980.
Quarterly Interview survey data by selected consumer unit characteristics, since 1984.
Coverage
* The surveys target the total noninstitutionalized population (urban and rural) of the United States in 19
thereafter. The surveys targeted the urban noninstitutionalized population in 1981 through 1983.
* The data are collected in independent quarterly Interview and weekly Diary surveys of approximately 5,000
households. Each survey has its own independent sample, and each collects data on household income and
socioeconomic characteristics.
* The Interview survey includes monthly out-of-pocket expenditures such as housing, apparel, transportation
insurance, and entertainment.
* The Diary survey includes weekly expenditures of frequently purchased items such as food and beverages, t
personal care products, and nonprescription drugs and supplies.
EXPENDITURES
Expenditures consist of the transaction costs, including excise and sales taxes, of goods and services acqui
interview or recordkeeping period. Expenditure estimates include expenditures for gifts, but exclude purchas
of purchases directly assignable to business purposes. Also excluded are periodic credit or installment paym
or services already acquired. The full cost of each purchase is recorded even though full payment may not ha
the date of purchase. The order of the expenditures listed here follows the order of presentation in publish
The major expenditure categories are:
Food
Housing
Apparel and Services
Transportation
Health Care
Entertainment
Other Expenditures
FOOD
Food at home refers to the total expenditures for food at grocery stores or other food stores and food prepa
consumer unit on trips. It excludes the purchase of nonfood items.
Cereals and cereal products includes ready-to-eat and cooked cereals, pasta, flour, prepared flour mixes, an
products such as cornmeal, corn starch, and rice.
Bakery products includes bread (white and other than white), crackers and cookies, biscuits and rolls, cakes
bread and cracker products, pies, tarts, sweet rolls, coffeecakes, doughnuts, and other frozen and refrigera
products such as cookies, bread and cake dough, and batter.
Beef includes ground beef, roasts, steaks, veal, and other cuts of beef, excluding canned beef.
Pork includes bacon, pork chops, ham (including canned), roasts, sausage, and other cuts of pork.
Other meats includes frankfurters; lunch meats such as bologna, liverwurst, and salami; also lamb, mutton, g
organ meats.
Poultry includes fresh and frozen chickens and other fresh and frozen poultry (Cornish hens, turkey, duck, e
Fish and seafood includes canned fish and seafood and fresh or frozen finfish and shellfish.
Eggs includes fresh eggs as well as powdered eggs and egg substitutes.
Fresh milk and cream includes fresh whole milk and other fresh milk such as buttermilk and fresh cream (incl
cream, whipping cream, fresh sour cream, and fresh sour cream dressing).
Other dairy products includes butter, cheese, ice cream products, yogurt, powdered milk, condensed and evapo
liquid and powdered diet beverages, malted milk, milk shakes, chocolate milk, and other specified dairy prod
Fresh fruits includes all fresh fruits.
Fresh vegetables includes all fresh vegetables.
Processed fruits includes all frozen fruits and fruit juices, canned and dried fruits, and canned or bottled
Processed vegetables includes canned, dried, and frozen vegetables, and vegetable juices.
Sugar and other sweets includes sugar, candy and chewing gum, artificial sweeteners, jams, jellies, preserve
syrup, fudge mixes, icings, and other sweets.
Fats and oils includes margarine, shortening and salad dressings, nondairy cream substitutes and imitation m
butter.
Miscellaneous foods includes frozen prepared meals and other foods, canned and packaged soups, potato chips,
other snacks, condiments and seasonings, olives, pickles, relishes, sauces and gravies, baking needs and oth
condiments, other canned and packaged prepared foods, salads, desserts, and baby foods.
Nonalcoholic beverages includes diet and nondiet carbonated drinks (cola, fruit, and other carbonated drinks
(roasted, instant, and freeze dried), tea (loose, instant, and ready-to-drink), and other nonalcoholic bever
noncarbonated fruit drinks, breakfast substitutes, chocolate flavored powders, and other specified nonalcoho
Food away from home includes all meals (breakfast, lunch, brunch, and dinner) at restaurants, carryouts, and
machines, including tips, plus meals as pay, special catered affairs such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, and con
meals away from home on trips.
Alcoholic beverages includes beer and ale, wine, whiskey, gin, vodka, rum, and other alcoholic beverages.
HOUSING
Owned dwellings includes interest on mortgages, property taxes and insurance, refinancing and prepayment cha
rent, expenses for property management/security, homeowners' insurance, fire insurance and extended coverage
for repairs and maintenance contracted out, and expenses of materials for owner-performed repairs and mainte
dwellings used or maintained by the consumer unit. Mortgage principal repayments are payments of loans and a
Other financial information.
Rented dwellings includes rent paid for dwellings, rent received as pay, parking fees, maintenance, and othe
Other lodging includes all expenses for vacation homes, school, college, hotels, motels, cottages, trailer c
lodging while out of town.
Utilities, fuels, and public services includes natural gas, electricity, fuel oil, wood, kerosene, coal, bot
garbage and trash collection, sewerage maintenance, septic tank cleaning, telephone charges, and other publi
Domestic services includes babysitters, day care tuition, care of invalids, and domestic and other duties.
Other household expenses includes housekeeping services, gardening and lawn care services, coin-operated lau
appliances and other household equipment, repair of computer systems for home use, reupholstering and furnit
rental and repair of lawn and gardening tools, and rental of other household equipment.
Housekeeping and garden supplies includes laundry and cleaning supplies, cleaning and toilet tissues, statio
postage, miscellaneous household products, and lawn and garden supplies.
Household textiles includes bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, and other linens, curtains and drapes,
decorative pillows, and sewing materials.
Furniture includes living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, nursery, porch, lawn, and other outdoor furni
Floor coverings includes installation and replacement of wall-to-wall carpets, room-size rugs, and other sof
coverings.
Major appliances includes refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, stoves, ovens, garbage disposals, vacuum cle
microwaves, air-conditioners, sewing machines, washing machines and dryers, and floor cleaning equipment.
Small appliances/miscellaneous housewares includes small electrical kitchen appliances, portable heating and
equipment, china and other dinnerware, flatware, glassware, silver and other serving pieces, nonelectric coo
plastic dinnerware. Excludes personal care appliances.
Miscellaneous household equipment includes typewriters, luggage, lamps and other light fixtures, window cove
clocks, lawnmowers and gardening equipment, other hand and power tools, telephone answering devices, telepho
accessories, computers and computer hardware for home use, computer software and accessories for home use, c
office equipment for home use, floral arrangements and house plants, rental of furniture, closet and storage
decorative items, infants' equipment, outdoor equipment, smoke alarms, other household appliances, and small
miscellaneous furnishings.
APPAREL AND SERVICES
Men's and boys' apparel includes coats, jackets, sweaters, vests, sportcoats, tailored jackets, trousers, sl
short sets, sportswear, shirts, underwear, nightwear, hosiery, uniforms, and other accessories.
Women's and girls' apparel includes coats, jackets, furs, sportcoats, tailored jackets, sweaters, vests, blo
dresses, dungarees, culottes, slacks, shorts, sportswear, underwear, nightwear, uniforms, hosiery, and other
Apparel for children under 2 includes coats, jackets, snowsuits, underwear, diapers, dresses, crawlers, slee
hosiery, footwear, and other accessories for children under 2.
Footwear includes articles such as shoes, slippers, boots, and other similar items. It excludes footwear for
and special footwear used for sports such as bowling or golf shoes.
Other apparel products and services includes material for making clothes, shoe repair, alterations and repai
patterns and notions, clothing rental, clothing storage, dry cleaning, sent out laundry, watches, jewelry, a
watches and jewelry.
TRANSPORTATION
Vehicle purchases (net outlay) includes the net outlay (purchase price minus trade-in value) on new and used
imported cars and trucks; other vehicles include attachable campers, trailers, motorcycles, and private plan
Vehicle finance charges includes the dollar amount of interest paid for a loan contracted for the purchase o
described above.
Gasoline and motor oil includes gasoline, diesel fuel, and motor oil.
Maintenance and repairs includes tires, batteries, tubes, lubrication, filters, coolant, additives, brake an
fluids, oil change, brake adjustment and repair, front-end alignment, wheel balancing, steering repair, shoc
replacement, clutch and transmission repair, electrical system repair, exhaust system repair, body work and
repair, repair to cooling system, drive train repair, drive shaft and rear-end repair, tire repair, other ma
services, and auto repair policies.
Vehicle insurance includes the premium paid for insuring cars, trucks, and other vehicles.
Public transportation includes fares for mass transit, buses, trains, airlines, taxis, private school buses,
Vehicle rent, licenses, and other charges includes leased and rented cars, trucks, motorcycles, and aircraft
fees, State and local registration, drivers' license fees, parking fees, towing charges, and tolls.
HEALTH CARE
Health insurance includes health maintenance plans (HMO's), Blue Cross/Blue Shield, commercial health insura
Medicare, Medicare supplemental insurance, and other health insurance.
Medical services includes hospital room and services, physicians' services, service of a practitioner other
eye and dental care, lab tests, X-rays, nursing, therapy services, care in convalescent or nursing home, and
care.
Drugs includes prescription and nonprescription drugs, internal and respiratory over-the-counter drugs.
Medical supplies includes topicals and dressings, antiseptics, bandages, cotton, first aid kits, contracepti
bags, thermometers, sunlamps, vaporizers, heating pads, medical appliances such as braces, canes, crutches,
eyeglasses, and hearing aids, rental and repair of medical equipment.
ENTERTAINMENT
Fees and admissions includes fees for participant sports; admissions to sporting events, movies, concerts, p
swimming, tennis and country club memberships, and other social recreational and fraternal organizations; re
lessons or instruction; rental of movies, and recreation expenses on trips.
Television, radio, and sound equipment includes television sets, video recorders, video cassettes, tapes, di
players, video game hardware, video game cartridges, cable TV, radios, phonographs, tape recorders and playe
components, records and tapes, and records and tapes through record clubs, musical instruments, and rental a
and sound equipment.
Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment includes pet food, pet services, veterinary expenses, toys, ga
tricycles, and playground equipment.
Other entertainment equipment and services includes indoor exercise equipment, athletic shoes, bicycles, tra
campers, camping equipment, rental of campers and trailers, hunting and fishing equipment, sports equipment,
equipment, water sports equipment, boats, boat motors and boat trailers, rental of boats, landing and dockin
repair of sports equipment, photographic equipment, film and film processing, photographer fees, repair and
equipment, fireworks, pinball and electronic video games.
OTHER EXPENDITURES
Personal care products and services includes products for the hair, oral hygiene products, shaving needs, co
bath products, electric personal care appliances, other personal care products, personal care services for m
Reading includes subscriptions for newspapers, magazines, and books through book clubs; purchase of single c
newspapers and magazines, newsletters, books, and encyclopedias and other reference books.
Education includes tuition, fees, textbooks, supplies, and equipment for public and private nursery schools,
high schools, colleges and universities, and other schools.
Tobacco products and smoking supplies includes cigarettes, cigars, snuff, loose smoking tobacco, chewing tob
smoking accessories such as cigarette or cigar holders, pipes, flints, lighters, pipe cleaners, and other sm
accessories.
Miscellaneous includes safety deposit box rental, checking account fees and other bank services, legal fees,
funerals, cemetery lots, union dues, occupational expenses, and finance charges other than for mortgage and
Cash contributions includes cash contributed to persons or organizations outside the consumer unit including
child support payments, care of students away from home, and contributions to religious, educational, charit
organizations.
Life, endowment, annuities, and other personal insurance includes premiums for whole life and term insurance
endowments; income and other life insurance; mortgage guarantee insurance; mortgage life insurance; premiums
liability, accident and disability, and other nonhealth insurance other than for homes and vehicles.
Retirement, pensions, and Social Security includes all Social Security contributions paid by employees; empl
contributions to railroad retirement, government retirement, and private pension programs; retirement progra
self-employed.
INCOME AND PERSONAL TAXES
Income is the combined income of all consumer unit members 14 years of age or over during the 12 months prec
interview. The components of income are described below. The order of the definitions of income and personal
follows the order of presentation in published CE tables.
For a definition of Complete income reporters or Quintiles of income, see the Characteristics section above.
Money income before taxes is the total money earnings and selected money receipts during the 12 months prior
interview date. It includes the following components:
Wages and salaries includes total money earnings for all consumer unit members, 14 years of age and over, fr
including civilian wages and salaries, Armed Forces pay and allowances, piece-rate payments, commissions, ti
Guard or Reserve pay (received for training periods), and cash bonuses before deductions for taxes, pensions
etc.
Self-employment income includes net business and farm income, which consists of net income (gross receipts m
operating expenses) from a profession or unincorporated business or from the operation of a farm by an owner
sharecropper. If the business or farm is a partnership, only an appropriate share of net income is recorded.
recorded.
Social Security, private and government retirement includes the following: (1) payments by the Federal Gover
made under retirement, survivors', and disability insurance programs to retired persons, to dependents of de
workers, or to disabled workers; and (2) private pensions or retirement benefits received by retired persons
survivors, either directly or through an insurance company.
Interest, dividends, rental income, and other property income includes interest income on savings or bonds;
made by a corporation to its stockholders, periodic receipts from estates or trust funds; net income or loss
property, real estate, or farms, and net income or loss from roomers or boarders.
Unemployment and workers' compensation and veterans' benefits includes income from unemployment compensation
and workers' compensation, and veterans' payments including educational benefits, but excluding military ret
Public assistance, supplemental security income, and food stamps includes public assistance or welfare, incl
received from job training grants; supplemental security income paid by Federal, State, and local welfare ag
low-income persons who are age 65 or over, blind, or disabled; and the value of food stamps obtained.
Regular contributions for support includes alimony and child support as well as any regular contributions fr
outside the consumer unit.
Other income includes money income from care of foster children, cash scholarships, fellowships, or stipends
working; and meals and rent as pay.
Federal income taxes includes Federal income taxes withheld in survey year to pay for income earned in surve
additional taxes paid in survey year to cover any underpayment or underwithholding of taxes in the year prio
State and local income taxes includes State and local income taxes withheld in survey year to pay for income
survey year plus additional taxes paid in survey year to cover any underpayment or underwithholding of taxes
to survey.
Other taxes includes personal property and other personal taxes paid, including Social Security taxes for th
paid in the survey year to cover any underpayment or underwithholding of taxes in the year prior to the surv
OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The items here are not part of expenditures or income. They are provided for additional information.
Net change in assets includes changes in savings and checking accounts; purchases of securities (stocks, bon
funds) in the year which they were held to the end of the year, sales of securities which were purchased in
changes in the balances of money owed to the consumer unit (CU); sales and purchases, and repairs and improv
own dwelling occupied by the CU; vacation home, recreational property, unimproved land and other property ow
CU; changes in investments in unincorporated family businesses and farms; amounts received or reimbursements
sale of vehicles; principal amounts of trust held on own dwelling, vacation home, and other properties owned
surrender of insurance policies. This value has a positive or negative sign to indicate increase or decrease
Net change in liabilities includes changes in mortgage principal on own dwelling occupied by the consumer un
vacation home, recreational property, unimproved land and other property owned by the CU; payments of mortga
due before either survey year of the survey period; money owed on purchases of cars, trucks, and other vehic
owed to other creditors such as department stores, banks, credit unions, finance companies, insurance compan
dentists, and other medical practitioners. This value has a positive or negative sign to indicate increases
liabilities.
Other money receipts includes lump-sum payment from estates, trusts, insurance, sale of house furnishings, r
overpayment on Social Security, refunds from insurance policies, and refunds from property taxes.
Mortgage principal paid on owned property includes the reduction of mortgage principal on a mortgage obtaine
the interview quarter for a home or any other property. This is not included in homeowner costs, but is repa
Gifts of goods and services includes gift expenditures for persons outside of the consumer unit: (1) clothin
males over 2 years of age, and infants under 2 years of age; (2) jewelry and watches; (3) small appliances a
miscellaneous housewares; (4) blankets, sheets, towels, and table linens; and (5) all other gifts. These ite
been defined. Their values are given so they can be subtracted from the expenditure totals if the value of c
the household is desired.
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