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Average Household Expenditures by Major Spending Category: 2006
(Current dollars)
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| Average income (before taxes) |
$60,533 |
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| Average annual expenditures |
$48,398 |
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| Housing |
$16,366 |
34% |
| Food |
$6,111 |
13% |
| Apparel and services |
$1,874 |
4% |
| Personal insurance and pensions |
$5,270 |
11% |
| Health care |
$2,766 |
6% |
| Transportation |
$8,508 |
18% |
| Private vehicle expenditures |
$8,003 |
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| Vehicle purchases |
$3,421 |
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| Gasoline and motor oil |
$2,227 |
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| Other vehicle expenditures |
$2,355 |
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| Public transportation expenditures |
$505 |
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| Airline fares |
$335 |
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| Ship fares |
$55 |
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| Mass transit fares |
$51 |
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| Taxi fares |
$22 |
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| Intercity train fares |
$16 |
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| Local transportation on out-of-town trips |
$13 |
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| Intercity bus fares |
$11 |
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| School bus |
$2 |
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| Othera |
$7,504 |
16% |
a Includes entertainment, personal care products and services, education, tobacco products and smoking, and miscellaneous.
Note: Numbers do not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2006; and personal communication, October 2007.
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