TABLE 7-1a  Average Household Transportation Expenditures: 1993–2003,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,
Vehicle purchases,"2,569","2,889","2,693","2,820","2,732","2,989","3,320","3,418","3,561","3,687","3,834",
Gasoline and motor oil,"1,281","1,287","1,293","1,310","1,330","1,415","1,349","1,291","1,328","1,366","1,268",
Other vehicle expenses,"1,806","1,925","1,979","2,025","2,206","2,202","2,262","2,281","2,317","2,370","2,216",
Other transportation,368,437,396,467,421,450,407,427,393,378,364,
Total,"6,025","6,538","6,361","6,621","6,689","7,056","7,337","7,417","7,600","7,801","7,681",
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NOTES: Data may not add to total because of independent rounding. 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 fares for mass transit, buses, trains, airlines, taxis, school buses for which a fee is charged, and boats.

To eliminate the effects of inflation over time, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics converted current dollar amounts (see table 7-1b) to chained 2000 dollars.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations based on data in table 7-1b.",,,,,,,,,,,,