The mean annual expenditure on books per consumer unit in the United States was 27.27 U.S. dollars in 2020. The entire sum was derived from books not acquired through book clubs.
Mean annual expenditure on books per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by type
(in U.S. dollars)
Figures for periods prior to 2019 come from previous reporting. A consumer unit consists of any of the following: (1) All members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their incomes to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by spending behavior with regard to the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, the respondent must provide at least two of the three major expenditure categories, either entirely or in part. Data are diary-based. The shown figures are based on unpublished data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures are available upon request. Missing data was not provided by the source as it was not reported in given years.
Profit from additional features by authenticating your Admin account
Please authenticate by going to "My account" → "Administration".
Then you will be able to mark statistics as favourites and use personal statistics alerts.
Statista Accounts:
Access All Statistics. Starting from $468 / Year
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 9, 2021). Mean annual expenditure on books per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191043/us-consumer-spending-on-books-since-2002/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Mean annual expenditure on books per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191043/us-consumer-spending-on-books-since-2002/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Mean annual expenditure on books per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191043/us-consumer-spending-on-books-since-2002/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Mean Annual Expenditure on Books per Consumer Unit in The United States from 2007 to 2020, by Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191043/us-consumer-spending-on-books-since-2002/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mean annual expenditure on books per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2020, by type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191043/us-consumer-spending-on-books-since-2002/ (last visited January 29, 2022)
