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5-1 U.S. GDP by Spending Category: 2013

Thursday, December 24, 2015

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percent of GDP

Category Billions of dollars Percent
Education 1,127 7
Transportation 1,599 10
Food 1,648 10
Healthcare 2,676 16
Housing 3,148 19
Othera 6,571 39
Total 16,768  

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 September 2015.