TED: The Economics Daily

Total annual household expenditures in the United States averaged $78,535 in 2024, equivalent to an average of $6,545 per month. The two largest expenditures, for housing and transportation, accounted for over 50 percent of this total. Spending for housing averaged $26,266 per year ($2,189 per month), or 33.4 percent of total spending. Households spent an average of $13,318 ($1,110 per month), or 17.0 percent, on transportation.

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 3.0 percent in 2025 after rising 3.5 percent in 2024. Producer prices for goods rose 2.5 percent in 2025, while prices for services increased 3.2 percent.

Eighty percent of private industry workers had access to paid sick leave in 2025.

On average, workers spent 44.9 percent of the workday sitting and 55.1 percent standing in 2025. Some workers have more opportunities to sit than others. For instance, software developers spent 97.1 percent of their day sitting. Marketing managers (93.2 percent), lawyers (86.4 percent), and fundraisers (85.6 percent) also spent more time sitting than standing at work.