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Consumer Spending

Average annual expenditures of all consumer units, constant 2010 dollars, 1984–2010
Year	Total	Housing	Trans- portation	Personal insurance and pensions	Food at home	Healthcare	Enter- tainment	Food away from home	Apparel and services	Cash contri- butions	All other expen- ditures
1984	$46,119	$14,007	$9,033	$3,981	$4,134	$2,202	$2,214	$2,770	$2,768	$1,482	$3,528
1985	47,603	14,362	9,296	4,086	4,128	2,245	2,371	2,920	2,878	1,631	3,686
1986	47,483	14,508	9,633	4,232	3,965	2,258	2,286	2,895	2,678	1,484	3,543
1987	46,863	14,529	8,830	4,175	4,029	2,179	2,290	3,004	2,776	1,422	3,630
1988	47,725	14,892	9,388	4,145	3,937	2,393	2,450	2,971	2,745	1,277	3,528
1989	48,904	15,139	9,121	4,347	4,203	2,474	2,504	3,099	2,782	1,583	3,652
1990	47,350	14,520	8,542	4,324	4,146	2,469	2,372	3,021	2,699	1,361	3,894
1991	47,412	14,812	8,247	4,462	4,244	2,488	2,357	2,594	2,778	1,521	3,910
1992	46,387	14,729	8,125	4,274	4,108	2,540	2,331	2,535	2,658	1,489	3,598
1993	46,315	14,541	8,229	4,388	4,127	2,680	2,454	2,511	2,529	1,450	3,406
1994	46,688	14,870	8,893	4,323	3,990	2,582	2,306	2,498	2,419	1,413	3,394
1995	46,164	14,963	8,605	4,241	4,011	2,478	2,306	2,435	2,438	1,324	3,362
1996	46,970	14,936	8,870	4,253	3,997	2,460	2,549	2,534	2,435	1,306	3,631
1997	47,305	15,314	8,773	4,379	3,913	2,501	2,463	2,610	2,349	1,360	3,644
1998	47,538	15,669	8,851	4,523	3,719	2,546	2,336	2,716	2,239	1,484	3,455
1999	48,421	15,781	9,176	4,497	3,815	2,564	2,475	2,770	2,281	1,546	3,516
2000	48,176	15,599	9,392	4,261	3,825	2,616	2,359	2,706	2,350	1,509	3,557
2001	48,657	16,020	9,398	4,601	3,800	2,687	2,405	2,752	2,146	1,549	3,300
2002	49,304	16,100	9,405	4,726	3,756	2,848	2,520	2,759	2,120	1,548	3,522
2003	48,372	15,918	9,221	4,806	3,708	2,863	2,441	2,620	1,944	1,624	3,227
2004	50,093	16,066	9,005	5,567	3,864	2,971	2,560	2,810	2,096	1,625	3,528
2005	51,816	16,934	9,316	5,810	3,681	2,974	2,666	2,941	2,106	1,857	3,530
2006	52,349	17,702	9,202	5,700	3,696	2,992	2,570	2,914	2,027	2,022	3,524
2007	52,203	17,794	9,211	5,612	3,644	3,000	2,837	2,806	1,978	1,915	3,405
2008	51,132	17,328	8,714	5,677	3,792	3,014	2,871	2,732	1,824	1,759	3,419
2009	49,872	17,172	7,784	5,561	3,815	3,177	2,737	2,662	1,753	1,751	3,460
2010	48,109	16,557	7,677	5,373	3,624	3,157	2,504	2,505	1,700	1,633	3,379

Average annual expenditures of all consumer units, 1984–2010 (unadjusted dollars)
Year	Total	Housing	Trans- portation	Personal insurance and pensions	Food at home	Healthcare	Enter- tainment	Food away from home	Apparel and services	Cash contri- butions	All other expen- ditures
1984	$21,975	$6,674	$4,304	$1,897	$1,970	$1,049	$1,055	$1,320	$1,319	$706	$1,681
1985	23,490	7,087	4,587	2,016	2,037	1,108	1,170	1,441	1,420	805	1,819
1986	23,866	7,292	4,842	2,127	1,993	1,135	1,149	1,455	1,346	746	1,781
1987	24,414	7,569	4,600	2,175	2,099	1,135	1,193	1,565	1,446	741	1,891
1988	25,892	8,079	5,093	2,249	2,136	1,298	1,329	1,612	1,489	693	1,914
1989	27,810	8,609	5,187	2,472	2,390	1,407	1,424	1,762	1,582	900	2,077
1990	28,381	8,703	5,120	2,592	2,485	1,480	1,422	1,811	1,618	816	2,334
1991	29,614	9,252	5,151	2,787	2,651	1,554	1,472	1,620	1,735	950	2,442
1992	29,846	9,477	5,228	2,750	2,643	1,634	1,500	1,631	1,710	958	2,315
1993	30,692	9,636	5,453	2,908	2,735	1,776	1,626	1,664	1,676	961	2,257
1994	31,731	10,106	6,044	2,938	2,712	1,755	1,567	1,698	1,644	960	2,307
1995	32,264	10,458	6,014	2,964	2,803	1,732	1,612	1,702	1,704	925	2,350
1996	33,797	10,747	6,382	3,060	2,876	1,770	1,834	1,823	1,752	940	2,613
1997	34,819	11,272	6,457	3,223	2,880	1,841	1,813	1,921	1,729	1,001	2,682
1998	35,535	11,713	6,616	3,381	2,780	1,903	1,746	2,030	1,674	1,109	2,583
1999	36,995	12,057	7,011	3,436	2,915	1,959	1,891	2,116	1,743	1,181	2,686
2000	38,045	12,319	7,417	3,365	3,021	2,066	1,863	2,137	1,856	1,192	2,809
2001	39,518	13,011	7,633	3,737	3,086	2,182	1,953	2,235	1,743	1,258	2,680
2002	40,677	13,283	7,759	3,899	3,099	2,350	2,079	2,276	1,749	1,277	2,906
2003	40,817	13,432	7,781	4,055	3,129	2,416	2,060	2,211	1,640	1,370	2,723
2004	43,395	13,918	7,801	4,823	3,347	2,574	2,218	2,434	1,816	1,408	3,056
2005	46,409	15,167	8,344	5,204	3,297	2,664	2,388	2,634	1,886	1,663	3,162
2006	48,398	16,366	8,508	5,270	3,417	2,766	2,376	2,694	1,874	1,869	3,258
2007	49,638	16,920	8,758	5,336	3,465	2,853	2,698	2,668	1,881	1,821	3,238
2008	50,486	17,109	8,604	5,605	3,744	2,976	2,835	2,698	1,801	1,737	3,376
2009	49,067	16,895	7,658	5,471	3,753	3,126	2,693	2,619	1,725	1,723	3,404
2010	48,109	16,557	7,677	5,373	3,624	3,157	2,504	2,505	1,700	1,633	3,379

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