TABLE 6-1b Average Household Transportation Expenditures: 1992-2002
TABLE 6-1b Average Household Transportation Expenditures: 1992-2002
Current dollars
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle purchases | 2,189 | 2,319 | 2,725 | 2,638 | 2,815 | 2,736 | 2,964 | 3,305 | 3,418 | 3,579 | 3,665 |
| Gasoline and motor oil | 973 | 977 | 986 | 1,006 | 1,082 | 1,098 | 1,017 | 1,055 | 1,291 | 1,279 | 1,235 |
| Other vehicle expenses | 1,776 | 1,843 | 1,953 | 2,015 | 2,058 | 2,230 | 2,206 | 2,254 | 2,281 | 2,375 | 2,471 |
| Other transportation | 290 | 314 | 381 | 355 | 427 | 393 | 429 | 397 | 427 | 400 | 389 |
NOTES: Data are based on survey results. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) uses the term consumer unit rather than household. BLS defines a consumer unit as 1) members of a household related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangement; 2) a person living alone; sharing a household with others; rooming in a private home, lodging, or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel but who is financially independent; or 3) two or more persons living together and making joint expenditure decisions.
Other transportation includes both local transit (e.g., bus and taxi travel) and long-distance travel (e.g., airplane trips.)
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey data query, January, 2004.