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5-1 U.S. GDP by Spending Category: 2012

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

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percent of GDP

Category Billions of dollars Percent
Education 1,115 7
Transportation 1,425 9
Food 1,589 10
Healthcare 2,585 16
Housing 2,977 18
Othera 6,473 40
Total 16,163  

aIncludes all other categories (e.g. entertainment, personal care products and services, and payments to pension plans).

Source: As cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 3-9, available at www.bts.gov as of October 2014.