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6-1 U.S. GDP by Spending Category: 2015

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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percent of GDP

Category Billions of dollars Percent
Education 1,203 7%
Transportation 1,631 9%
Food 1,761 10%
Healthcare 2,970 16%
Housing 3,439 19%
Othera 7,033 39%
Total 18,037  

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 2016.