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Consumer Expenditure Surveys

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Consumer expenditures July 2018-June 2019 are 2.7% higher than prior midyear period

04/28/2020

Average expenditures per consumer unit for July 2018 through June 2019 were up 2.7 percent compared with the July 2017 through June 2018 midyear average. Average pretax incomes also increased, up 6.4 percent.
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Average 2018 consumer unit expenditures were $61,224, a 1.9% increase from 2017 levels

09/10/2019

Average expenditures per consumer unit for 2018 were $61,224, a 1.9-percent increase from 2017 levels, and average pretax income increased by 6.9 percent.
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