TABLE 6-1a  Average Household Transportation Expenditures: 1992–2002,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,,
Vehicle purchases,"2,517","2,569","2,889","2,693","2,820","2,732","2,989","3,320","3,418","3,566","3,711",,
Gasoline and motor oil,"1,263","1,281","1,287","1,293","1,310","1,330","1,415","1,349","1,291","1,328","1,366",,
Other vehicle expenses,"1,712","1,806","1,925","1,979","2,025","2,206","2,202","2,262","2,281","2,317","2,370",,
Other transportation,357,368,437,396,467,421,450,407,427,394,378,,
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NOTES: Data are based on survey results.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses the term consumer unit rather than household.  BLS defines a consumer unit as 1) members of a household related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangement; 2) a person living alone; sharing a household with others; rooming in a private home, lodging, or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel but who is financially independent; or 3) two or more persons living together and making joint expenditure decisions.  

Other transportation includes both local transit (e.g., bus and taxi travel) and long-distance travel (e.g., airplane trips.)  

Current dollar amounts (see table 6-1b) were converted to chained 2000 dollars by Bureau of Transportation Statistics to eliminate to effects of inflation over time.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey data query, January, 2004.",,,,,,,,,,,,,