Figure 1. Consumption for all U.S. households, excluding gift purchases and in-kind value received for food, housing, and clothing, 1941 and 1944
Category Change in shares (percent) Change in dollars

Food, including alcohol

7.0 28

Total housing

0.7 -4

Housing, fuel, light, and refrigeration

6.5 14

Household operations

0.4 -1

Furnishings and equipment

-17.0 -17

Clothing

-0.9 -5

Total transportation

-24.7 -53

Automobile purchase, fuel, repair, insurance, fees

-28.7 -51

Other transportation

-4.4 -2

Personal care

1.6 0

Medical care

11.3 8

Recreation

-5.8 -5

Tobacco

4.5 1

Reading

1.6 0

Education

8.4 1

Other

19.5 3

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.