Table 3-12. Personal Expenditures by Category (Current $ millions)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 3-12. Personal Expenditures by Category (Current $ millions)
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996R | 1997R | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 42,900 | 59,100 | 81,100 | 130,200 | 238,400 | 372,800 | 463,300 | 436,800 | 471,500 | 504,000 | 542,200 | 574,100 | 594,600 | 623,700 | 647,400 | 705,500 |
| Transportation as a % of total | 12.9 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| Food and tobacco | 89,200 | 108,800 | 154,600 | 238,200 | 376,200 | 497,300 | 672,500 | 693,800 | 709,500 | 733,400 | 761,700 | 780,400 | 834,100 | 866,300 | 907,400 | 963,800 |
| Clothing, accessories, and jewelry | 32,700 | 41,400 | 57,600 | 85,600 | 132,300 | 188,300 | 262,700 | 265,700 | 283,500 | 298,100 | 312,700 | 321,800 | 333,300 | 348,200 | 367,900 | 397,200 |
| Personal care | 5,600 | 8,100 | 11,800 | 16,700 | 26,600 | 39,100 | 57,300 | 59,100 | 63,100 | 65,100 | 68,400 | 71,800 | 71,600 | 76,100 | 80,500 | 86,000 |
| Housing | 48,200 | 65,400 | 94,000 | 147,000 | 255,200 | 407,100 | 586,300 | 616,500 | 646,800 | 672,800 | 712,700 | 750,400 | 772,500 | 809,800 | 855,900 | 906,200 |
| Household operation | 46,700 | 62,100 | 84,800 | 135,400 | 232,600 | 342,000 | 436,200 | 448,400 | 470,600 | 504,100 | 535,000 | 559,400 | 589,200 | 617,500 | 646,500 | 682,500 |
| Medical care | 22,100 | 34,100 | 60,000 | 107,900 | 206,400 | 366,700 | 615,600 | 668,700 | 733,200 | 785,500 | 826,100 | 875,000 | 932,300 | 977,600 | 1,032,300 | 1,102,600 |
| Personal business | 14,600 | 20,900 | 32,000 | 53,000 | 101,200 | 182,600 | 290,100 | 319,000 | 341,700 | 357,400 | 370,400 | 388,800 | 435,100 | 488,300 | 528,600 | 586,200 |
| Recreation | 18,500 | 26,800 | 43,100 | 70,500 | 116,300 | 185,900 | 281,600 | 292,000 | 310,800 | 340,200 | 370,200 | 404,200 | 429,600 | 457,800 | 494,700 | 534,900 |
| Education and research | 4,300 | 6,900 | 12,500 | 20,500 | 33,300 | 52,900 | 80,700 | 86,100 | 93,100 | 98,500 | 104,700 | 112,000 | 122,300 | 130,700 | 139,200 | 148,900 |
| Religious and welfare activities | 5,300 | 7,700 | 12,100 | 19,700 | 38,300 | 62,600 | 100,400 | 104,100 | 115,600 | 121,300 | 131,200 | 138,600 | 146,800 | 150,300 | 163,500 | 170,200 |
| Foreign travel and other, net | 2,100 | 2,900 | 4,500 | 4,400 | 3,500 | 7,500 | -7,400 | -15,200 | -19,700 | -21,200 | -18,300 | -22,700 | -24,100 | -21,800 | -15,300 | -15,400 |
| Total expenditures | 332,200 | 444,200 | 648,100 | 1,029,100 | 1,760,300 | 2,704,800 | 3,839,300 | 3,975,000 | R4,219,800 | 4,459,200 | 4,717,000 | 4,953,900 | 5,237,300 | 5,524,500 | 5,848,600 | 6,268,700 |
| Disposable Personal Income (DPI)R | 366,200 | 498,900 | 736,500 | 1,181,400 | 2,019,800 | 3,086,500 | 4,293,600 | 4,474,800 | 4,754,600 | 4,935,300 | 5,165,400 | 5,422,600 | 5,677,700 | 5,982,800 | 6,286,200 | 6,637,700 |
| Transportation as a % of DPIR | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.6 |
KEY: R = revised.
SOURCES:
DPI: 1960-1999: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Table 209, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov, as of Dec, 14, 2000.
All but DPI: 1960-91: Ibid., personal communication.
1992-93: Ibid. Survey of Current Business (Washington, DC: August 1997), table 2.4.
1994-97: Ibid. Survey of Current Business (Washington, DC: August 1998), table 2.4.
1998: Ibid. Survey of Current Business, Internet site www.bea.doc.gov/bea/pubs.htm, table B.4.
1999: Ibid., Survey of Current Business (Washington, DC: October 2000), vol. 80, No. 10, table B.4.