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Figure 5-10 Average Household Expenditures by Major Spending Category: 2014

Thursday, March 31, 2016

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Category Dollars Percent
Total expenditures 53,495  
Housing 17,798 33.27
Food 6,759 12.63
Apparel and services 1,786 3.34
Insurance and pensions 5,726 10.70
Health 4,290 8.02
Othera 8,063 15.07
Transportation 9,073 16.96
Vehicle purchases 3,301 6.17
Gasoline and motor oil 2,468 4.61
Other vehicle 2,723 5.09
Public transportation 581 1.09
Public transportation on trips 474 0.89
Airline 370 0.69
Intercity bus, train, and ship fare 84 0.16
Local transportation 20 0.04
Public transportation not on trips 108 0.20

(a) Other includes alcoholic beverages, cash contributions, education, entertainment, personal care products and services, reading, tobacco products and smoking supplies, and other items.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey tables, available at www.bls.gov/cex as of November 2015. Public transportation detail from microdata.