This statistic shows the average annual expenditures of consumer units in the United States in 2018, by type. In 2018, the average U.S. consumer unit spent about 7,923 U.S. dollars on food. The total average U.S. consumer spending amounted to 61,224 U.S. dollars.
Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2018, by type
(in U.S. dollars)
Consumer units include families, single persons living alone or sharing a household with others but who are financially independent, or two or more persons living together who share expenses.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 10, 2019). Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2019). Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Expenditures of All Consumer Units in The United States in 2018, by Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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