In 2023, the average consumer unit in the United States spent about 9,343 U.S. dollars on food. Americans spent the most on housing, at 24,298 U.S. dollars, reflecting around one third of annual expenditure. The total average U.S. consumer spending amounted to 72,967 U.S. dollars.
Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2022, 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 8, 2023). Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2022, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, 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 2022, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2022, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. 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 2022, by Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, 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 2022, by type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2022, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
