Recreational books: consumer expenditure in the U.S. 1999-2021

Published by
Amy Watson,
Sep 7, 2022
Consumer expenditure on recreational books in the United States amounted to 24.56 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, up substantially from 19.98 billion a year earlier. Americans tend to spend between 18 and 20 billion U.S. dollars on recreational books each year, but 2021 saw the figure reach levels last seen in the early 2000s.

Consumer expenditure on recreational books in the United States from1999 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Release date

March 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

1999 to 2021

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