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September 27, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Item | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consumer Price Index CPI-U |
1.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
Average annual expenditures per consumer unit, all consumers |
2.9 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | -2.8 | -2.0 | 3.3 |
Food at home |
0.4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | -1.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 0.2 | -3.4 | 5.9 |
Food away from home |
1.8 | -2.9 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 2.3 | -1.0 | 1.1 | -2.9 | -4.4 | 4.6 |
Housing |
2.1 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | -1.3 | -2.0 | 1.5 |
Apparel and services |
0.3 | -6.2 | 10.7 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -4.3 | -4.2 | -1.4 | 2.4 |
Transportation |
1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | -1.8 | -11.0 | 0.2 | 8.0 |
Health care |
7.7 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
Entertainment |
6.5 | -0.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | -0.5 | 13.6 | 5.1 | -5.0 | -7.0 | 2.7 |
Cash contributions |
1.5 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 18.1 | 12.4 | -2.6 | -4.6 | -0.8 | -5.2 | 5.4 |
Personal insurance and pensions |
4.3 | 4.0 | 18.9 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -2.4 | -1.8 | 0.9 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Consumer expenditures rise in 2011.
Item | Quintile of income | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lowest 20 percent | Second 20 percent | Third 20 percent | Fourth 20 percent | Fifth 20 percent | |
Housing |
39.9 | 37.8 | 35.2 | 32.8 | 31.0 |
Food |
16.1 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 11.6 |
Transportation |
14.8 | 16.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 16.1 |
All other expenditures |
9.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.2 |
Health care |
6.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 5.4 |
Entertainment |
4.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Apparel and Services |
3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Cash contributions |
3.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
Personal insurance and pensions |
1.9 | 5.3 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 15.9 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Consumer expenditures rise in 2011.