This statistic shows the percentage of average annual expenditure of consumer units on major components in the United States in 2020, by income quintiles. In 2020, the lowest 20 percent of income consumer units spent about 34.9 percent of their total expenditure on housing. Consumer units belonging to the highest 20 percent of income spent only 31.9 percent on housing.
Percentage of average annual consumer expenditure on major components in the United States in 2020, by income quintiles
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 9, 2021). Percentage of average annual consumer expenditure on major components in the United States in 2020, by income quintiles [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of average annual consumer expenditure on major components in the United States in 2020, by income quintiles." Chart. September 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Percentage of average annual consumer expenditure on major components in the United States in 2020, by income quintiles. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Percentage of Average Annual Consumer Expenditure on Major Components in The United States in 2020, by Income Quintiles." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Percentage of average annual consumer expenditure on major components in the United States in 2020, by income quintiles Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247420/percentage-of-annual-us-consumer-spending-by-income-quintiles/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
