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Average annual expenditure of affluent U.S. households on video game software 2016
Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on video game software from 2013 to 2016
by H. Plecher,
last edited
Feb 6, 2019
The statistic shows the expenditures of affluent households, or the so-called highest quintile, in the United States on video game software from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, affluent Americans spent some 17 U.S. dollars on video game software.
Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on video game software from 2013 to 2016
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by H. Plecher,
last edited
Feb 6, 2019
The statistic shows the expenditures of affluent households, or the so-called highest quintile, in the United States on video game software from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, affluent Americans spent some 17 U.S. dollars on video game software.
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- June 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2016
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- highest 20 percent of earners in the U.S.*
- Supplementary notes
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*Comprises only the "highest 20 percent" of consumers in the United States, based on their income before taxes. Lower income limit, according to the source: 2013: 95,336 U.S. dollars; 2014: 99,620 U.S. dollars; 2015: 103,057 U.S. dollars; 2016: 108,040 U.S. dollars.
Number of consumer units (in thousands):
2013: 25,101
2014: 25,410
2015: 25,773
2016: 25,842.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2016
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- highest 20 percent of earners in the U.S.*
- Supplementary notes
-
*Comprises only the "highest 20 percent" of consumers in the United States, based on their income before taxes. Lower income limit, according to the source: 2013: 95,336 U.S. dollars; 2014: 99,620 U.S. dollars; 2015: 103,057 U.S. dollars; 2016: 108,040 U.S. dollars.
Number of consumer units (in thousands):
2013: 25,101
2014: 25,410
2015: 25,773
2016: 25,842.
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