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Total National Household Expenditures (four largest categories), 2000 to 2014

In Trillions

Figure

Dataset Table:

Year Expenditures (Trillions) Housing Food Health Transportation
2000 $ 6.79 $ 1.21 $ 0.81 $ 1.11 $ 0.84
2001 $ 7.10 $ 1.30 $ 0.84 $ 1.21 $ 0.85
2002 $ 7.38 $ 1.35 $ 0.86 $ 1.32 $ 0.86
2003 $ 7.77 $ 1.41 $ 0.91 $ 1.41 $ 0.90
2004 $ 8.26 $ 1.49 $ 0.96 $ 1.52 $ 0.95
2005 $ 8.79 $ 1.61 $ 1.02 $ 1.61 $ 1.02
2006 $ 9.30 $ 1.71 $ 1.07 $ 1.72 $ 1.05
2007 $ 9.75 $ 1.78 $ 1.13 $ 1.83 $ 1.09
2008 $ 10.01 $ 1.87 $ 1.18 $ 1.91 $ 1.07
2009 $ 9.85 $ 1.91 $ 1.17 $ 2.00 $ 0.93
2010 $ 10.20 $ 1.94 $ 1.19 $ 2.08 $ 1.00
2011 $ 10.69 $ 1.99 $ 1.25 $ 2.18 $ 1.11
2012 $ 11.05 $ 2.02 $ 1.30 $ 2.27 $ 1.17
2013 $ 11.39 $ 2.08 $ 1.33 $ 2.33 $ 1.20
2014 $ 11.87 $ 2.17 $ 1.38 $ 2.45 $ 1.23

Source:

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.5.5, 2.4.5U, available at http://www.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm(link is external)as of November 2015.