Transportation Share of Consumer Spending 2000-2023

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This bar graph shows the percentage of consumer spending used from transportation. The percent spend on transportation was highest between 2000 to 2003, all between 18 and 20 percent. The percentage is lowest between 2009 to 2010 and between 2016 to 2018, all 15 percent.

Dataset Excel:

F2-10 Transport share of consumer spending 2000-2023.xlsx (28.11 KB)

Description:

This graph is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, available at https://www.bls.gov/cex/tables/top-line-means.htm as of October 2024.

Previous Editions:

Transport Share of Consumer Spending 2000-2022

Publications:

Transportation Statistics Annual Report Figure 2-10

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Transportation Share of Consumer Spending 2000-2023