Table 3-12: Personal Expenditures by Category
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 3-12: Personal Expenditures by Category
(Current $ millions)
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenditures | 331,700 | 443,800 | 648,500 | 1,034,400 | 1,757,100 | 2,720,300 | 3,839,900 | 4,975,800 | 5,256,800 | 5,547,400 | 5,879,500 | 6,282,500 | 6,739,400 | (R) 7,055,000 | (R) 7,376,100 | 7,760,900 |
| Transportation | 42,800 | 59,400 | 81,500 | 132,400 | 238,900 | 377,700 | 471,700 | 594,600 | 641,800 | 685,200 | 718,000 | 785,000 | 853,400 | (R) 872,400 | (R) 877,500 | 925,500 |
| Transportation as a percent of total expenditures | 12.9 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
| Food and tobacco | 89,200 | 108,800 | 154,600 | 238,300 | 376,800 | 498,400 | 677,800 | 790,100 | 820,100 | 850,000 | 888,700 | 944,800 | 1,003,700 | (R) 1,052,000 | (R) 1,095,000 | 1,152,600 |
| Clothing, accessories, and jewelry | 32,700 | 41,400 | 57,600 | 85,600 | 132,300 | 188,300 | 261,500 | 314,500 | 327,200 | 337,400 | 356,300 | 379,600 | 397,000 | (R) 397,100 | (R) 404,400 | 412,300 |
| Personal care | 5,600 | 8,100 | 11,500 | 16,100 | 25,500 | 38,800 | 56,900 | 72,800 | 77,000 | 82,900 | 86,200 | 89,500 | 93,400 | (R) 94,500 | (R) 95,800 | 96,900 |
| Housing | 48,200 | 65,400 | 94,100 | 147,700 | 256,200 | 412,700 | 597,900 | 764,400 | 800,100 | 842,600 | 894,600 | 948,400 | 1,006,500 | 1,073,700 | (R) 1,144,800 | 1,188,400 |
| Household operation | 46,700 | 62,100 | 84,800 | 135,700 | 233,300 | 343,600 | 433,300 | 553,500 | 586,600 | 616,200 | 641,800 | 675,200 | 719,300 | (R) 740,300 | (R) 746,000 | 779,600 |
| Medical care | 22,200 | 34,700 | 61,300 | 109,900 | 209,600 | 376,400 | 635,100 | 905,000 | 950,700 | 1,002,800 | 1,069,400 | 1,130,800 | 1,218,300 | (R) 1,327,300 | (R) 1,444,900 | 1,557,200 |
| Personal business | 14,100 | 20,100 | 31,800 | 54,900 | 95,200 | 177,500 | 250,900 | 349,600 | 376,000 | 412,900 | 446,100 | 491,600 | 539,100 | (R) 536,500 | (R) 552,100 | 577,700 |
| Recreation | 18,500 | 26,900 | 43,100 | 70,500 | 117,500 | 189,700 | 290,200 | 418,100 | 448,400 | 474,500 | 505,800 | 546,100 | 585,700 | (R) 604,000 | (R) 628,300 | 660,700 |
| Education and research | 4,400 | 7,000 | 12,700 | 20,600 | 33,500 | 53,900 | 83,700 | 114,300 | 122,600 | 129,700 | 140,000 | 150,500 | 163,800 | (R) 178,100 | (R) 190,700 | 201,700 |
| Religious and welfare activities | 5,200 | 7,100 | 11,000 | 18,300 | 34,800 | 55,700 | 88,700 | 120,400 | 130,500 | 134,200 | 146,000 | 154,500 | 172,300 | (R) 186,500 | (R) 202,900 | 211,200 |
| Foreign travel and other, net | 2,100 | 2,900 | 4,500 | 4,400 | 3,500 | 7,700 | -7,700 | -21,400 | -24,200 | -21,100 | -13,300 | -13,500 | -13,000 | (R) -7,400 | (R) -6,400 | -2,700 |
| Disposable Personal Income (DPI) | (R) 365,400 | (R) 498,100 | (R) 735,700 | (R) 1,187,400 | (R) 2,009,000 | (R) 3,109,300 | (R) 4,285,800 | (R) 5,408,200 | (R) 5,688,500 | (R) 5,988,800 | (R) 6,395,900 | (R) 6,695,000 | (R) 7,194,000 | (R) 7,486,800 | (R) 7,827,700 | 8,159,900 |
| Transportation as a percent of DPI | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | (R) 11.9 | (R) 12.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.3 | (R) 11.4 | (R) 11.2 | (R) 11.7 | (R) 11.9 | (R) 11.7 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
KEY: R = revised.
SOURCES
DPI: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.1, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp, as of Oct. 4, 2004.
All but DPI: Ibid., National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.5.5, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp as of Oct. 4, 2004.