• Percentage of annual U.S. consumer spending, by income quintiles 2019

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This statistic shows the percentage of average annual expenditure of consumer units on major components in the United States in 2019, by income quintiles. In 2019, the lowest 20 percent of income consumer units spent about 40.2 percent of their total expenditure on housing. Consumer units belonging to the highest 20 percent of income spent only 29.9 percent on housing.

Percentage of average annual consumer expenditure on major components in the United States in 2019, by income quintiles

	Housing	Transportation	Food	Personal insurance and pensions	Healthcare	Entertainment	Cash contributions	Apparel and services
Total	32.8%	17%	13%	11.4%	8.2%	4.9%	3.2%	3%
Lowest 20 percent	40.2%	16%	15.3%	2.2%	10%	3.9%	2.3%	2.9%
Second 20 percent	36.6%	17.7%	14.5%	5%	9.8%	4.6%	2.9%	3.1%
Third 20 percent	34.1%	18.6%	14.1%	8.7%	8.8%	4.3%	2.5%	2.9%
Fourth 20 percent	31.8%	18.1%	12.8%	12.1%	8.5%	4.8%	3.1%	3.2%
Highest 20 percent	29.9%	15.8%	11.5%	16.3%	6.9%	5.6%	3.8%	2.9%

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September 2020

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United States

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

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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