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Cost of living in the U.S. - Important statistics
- 1. Annual consumer expenditures
- Average annual consumer spending in the U.S. 2017, by type
Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2017, by type (in U.S. dollars)
- Annual U.S. consumer expenditures 1990-2017
Average annual consumer expenditures of consumer units in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Percentage of change in annual U.S. consumer expenditure 1990-2017
Percentage of change in average annual consumer expenditure of consumer units in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Percentage of change in annual U.S. consumer expenditures 2017, by type
Percentage of change in average annual consumer expenditure of consumer units in the United States from 2016 to 2017, by type
- Average annual consumer spending in the U.S. 2017, by region
Average annual expenditure of all consumer units in the United States in 2017, by region (in U.S. dollars)
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Consumer expenditure in the U.S. in 2017, by raceAverage consumer expenditure in the United States in 2017, by race (in U.S. dollars)
- Percentage of annual U.S. consumer spending 2017, by income quintiles
Percentage of average annual consumer expenditure on major components in the United States in 2017, by income quintiles
- Annual U.S. consumer spending 2017, by household composition
Average annual consumer expenditure of consumer units in the United States in 2017, by composition of consumer units (in U.S. dollars)
- Annual U.S. consumer spending 2017, by household size
Average annual consumer expenditure of consumer units in the United States in 2017, by size of consumer unit (in U.S. dollars)
- Best states to make a living in the U.S. 2018
Best states to make a living in the United States in 2018
- 2. Consumer expenditure in detail
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Asking rent for unfurnished apartments in the U.S. 1980-2017Monthly median asking rent for unfurnished apartments in the United States from 1980 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
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Gross rent as a share of household income in the U.S. 2017Share of gross rent in household income in the United States in 2017*
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Average electricity bill for residential customers in the U.S. 1990-2016Average annual electricity bill per residential customer in the U.S. from 1990 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars)
- Residential energy costs to U.S. households by income category 2016
Residential energy costs to U.S. households from 2001 to 2016*, by income category (in nominal U.S. dollars)
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Transport energy costs to U.S. households by income category 2001-2014*Transport energy costs to U.S. households from 2001 to 2014*, by income category (in nominal U.S. dollars)
- U.S. household food expenditure on average 2000-2017
Average annual household food expenditure in the United States from 2000 to 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
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At-home food spending of households in the U.S. by category 2017At-home food spending of households in the United States in 2017, by category (in U.S. dollars)*
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Share of at-home food spending of households in the U.S. by category 2017Share of at-home food spending of households in the United States in 2017, by category*
- Average Consumer Price Index for apparel expenditure in the U.S. 2010-2017
Average Consumer Price Index for apparel expenditure in the U.S. from 2010 to 2017, by segment (CPI-U)
- 3. Daily consumer spending and sentiment
- Average daily consumer spending in the U.S. July 2017
Average daily consumer spending in the U.S. from July 2016 to July 2017 (in U.S. dollars)
- Gallup's U.S. upper-income consumer spending by month 2017
U.S. upper-income consumer spending from July 2016 to July 2017, by month (in U.S. dollars)
- U.S. lower- and middle-income consumer spending per month 2016/17
U.S. lower- and middle-income consumer spending from July 2016 to July 2017, by month (in U.S. dollars)
- Consumer Sentiment Index in the U.S. January 2018-2019
Consumer Sentiment Index in the United States from January 2018 to January 2019
- 4. Price development
- U.S. inflation rate 1990-2018
United States: Inflation rate from 1990 to 2018
- Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers 1992-2018
Consumer Price Index (CPI) of all urban consumers in the United States from 1992 to 2018
- United States - monthly inflation rate in January 2019
Monthly 12-month inflation rate in the United States from January 2018 to January 2019
- Monthly Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers in the U.S. January 2019
Monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) of all urban consumers in the U.S. from January 2018 to January 2019 (not seasonally adjusted)
- 12-month percentage of change in the U.S. CPI-U, by expenditure category 2019
12-month percentage of change in the United States' Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) in January 2019, by expenditure category
Cost of living in the U.S. - Important statistics
1. Annual consumer expenditures
- Average annual consumer spending in the U.S. 2017, by type
- Annual U.S. consumer expenditures 1990-2017
- Percentage of change in annual U.S. consumer expenditure 1990-2017
- Percentage of change in annual U.S. consumer expenditures 2017, by type
- Average annual consumer spending in the U.S. 2017, by region
- Consumer expenditure in the U.S. in 2017, by race
- Percentage of annual U.S. consumer spending 2017, by income quintiles
- Annual U.S. consumer spending 2017, by household composition
- Annual U.S. consumer spending 2017, by household size
- Best states to make a living in the U.S. 2018
2. Consumer expenditure in detail
- Asking rent for unfurnished apartments in the U.S. 1980-2017
- Gross rent as a share of household income in the U.S. 2017
- Average electricity bill for residential customers in the U.S. 1990-2016
- Residential energy costs to U.S. households by income category 2016
- Transport energy costs to U.S. households by income category 2001-2014*
- U.S. household food expenditure on average 2000-2017
- At-home food spending of households in the U.S. by category 2017
- Share of at-home food spending of households in the U.S. by category 2017
- Average Consumer Price Index for apparel expenditure in the U.S. 2010-2017
3. Daily consumer spending and sentiment
- Average daily consumer spending in the U.S. July 2017
- Gallup's U.S. upper-income consumer spending by month 2017
- U.S. lower- and middle-income consumer spending per month 2016/17
- Consumer Sentiment Index in the U.S. January 2018-2019
4. Price development
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