Chart 3. Urban de-meaned index relative and spending-share differences between first and fifth equivalized-income quintiles, for selected expenditure categories, 2023 average index relative and 2021 spending shares
Expenditure-class category Urban de-meaned index relative (percent) Q1 spending share less Q5 spending share (percentage points)

Tuition, other school fees, and childcare

-0.06 -2.34

Eggs

-2.29 0.08

Tobacco and smoking products

0.35 0.72

Rent of primary residence

0.25 10.91

Owners' equivalent rent of residences

0.24 -7.39

Fuel oil and other fuels

-1.25 -0.07

Energy services

-0.35 2.03

Health insurance

-2.85 -0.59

Other recreation services

0.15 -1.33

New and used motor vehicles

-0.25 -3.95

Motor vehicle insurance

1.28 0.62

Note: Q1 = first quintile (lowest 20 percent), Q5 = fifth quintile (highest 20 percent).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.