Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ......... 124,416 24,927 24,863 24,848 24,836 24,942

Lower limit .......................................................... n.a. n.a. $19,112 $36,134 $59,514 $96,228

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $65,596 $9,988 $27,585 $47,265 $75,952 $167,010

SE .................................................. 1,024.25 383.08 254.50 301.73 401.03 3,311.01

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 3.84 .92 .64 .53 1.98

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 63,370 10,171 27,743 46,777 73,970 158,024

SE .................................................. 906.92 366.75 262.13 312.94 431.40 2,634.31

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 3.61 .94 .67 .58 1.67

Age of reference person ................................... 50.0 52.5 51.7 49.3 47.8 48.9

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons .......................................................... 2.5 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.1

Children under 18 ........................................... .6 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8

Persons 65 and older ..................................... .3 .4 .5 .4 .3 .2

Earners ........................................................... 1.3 .5 .9 1.3 1.7 2.0

Vehicles .......................................................... 1.9 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.8

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male ............................................................... 47 39 43 48 48 55

Female ........................................................... 53 61 57 52 52 45

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................... 64 39 54 64 75 89

With mortgage .............................................. 39 11 23 37 54 68

Without mortgage ......................................... 26 28 31 27 21 21

Renter ............................................................ 36 61 46 36 25 11

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American .............................. 13 19 14 12 10 6

White, Asian, and all other races ................... 87 81 86 88 90 94

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino .......................................... 13 15 16 15 11 6

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................... 87 85 84 85 89 94

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ............................................ 4 9 6 4 2 1

High school (9-12) .......................................... 33 46 44 37 26 14

College ........................................................... 62 44 49 60 72 85

Never attended and other .............................. 1 ( ) 1 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............... 88 65 87 93 96 97

Average annual expenditures

Mean .............................................. $51,442 $22,154 $32,632 $43,004 $59,980 $99,368

SE .................................................. 553.43 385.76 553.94 551.12 576.63 1,049.05

CV(%) ............................................. 1.08 1.74 1.70 1.28 .96 1.06

Food

Mean .............................................. 6,599 3,502 4,524 5,798 7,831 11,334

Share .............................................. 12.8 15.8 13.9 13.5 13.1 11.4

SE .................................................. 88.45 107.59 102.65 129.42 173.01 162.27

CV(%) ............................................. 1.34 3.07 2.27 2.23 2.21 1.43

Food at home

Mean .............................................. 3,921 2,416 2,991 3,633 4,593 5,968

Share .............................................. 7.6 10.9 9.2 8.4 7.7 6.0

SE .................................................. 52.98 82.86 70.51 109.11 122.70 111.66

CV(%) ............................................. 1.35 3.43 2.36 3.00 2.67 1.87

Cereals and bakery products

Mean .............................................. 538 341 407 503 638 800

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 .8

SE .................................................. 9.52 12.74 11.10 18.88 20.81 16.07

CV(%) ............................................. 1.77 3.73 2.73 3.75 3.26 2.01

Cereals and cereal products

Mean .............................................. 182 118 137 169 215 272

Share .............................................. .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .3

SE .................................................. 3.45 5.53 4.98 8.08 10.52 7.83

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 4.68 3.64 4.79 4.90 2.88

Bakery products

Mean .............................................. 356 223 270 335 423 529

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Bakery products

Share .............................................. .7 1.0 .8 .8 .7 .5

SE .................................................. 7.08 9.47 7.87 14.96 14.25 11.77

CV(%) ............................................. 1.99 4.25 2.92 4.47 3.37 2.23

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs

Mean .............................................. 852 553 672 805 974 1,258

Share .............................................. 1.7 2.5 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.3

SE .................................................. 14.39 25.48 24.68 31.71 29.03 40.46

CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 4.61 3.67 3.94 2.98 3.22

Beef

Mean .............................................. 226 133 176 225 254 344

Share .............................................. .4 .6 .5 .5 .4 .3

SE .................................................. 6.28 6.78 8.51 13.14 12.51 24.47

CV(%) ............................................. 2.77 5.11 4.83 5.85 4.93 7.11

Pork

Mean .............................................. 166 119 135 157 191 228

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .4 .4 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 4.46 10.35 7.31 9.37 10.55 9.97

CV(%) ............................................. 2.69 8.72 5.44 5.97 5.53 4.38

Other meats

Mean .............................................. 122 74 102 116 135 183

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 2.91 3.59 4.73 6.99 5.93 9.53

CV(%) ............................................. 2.38 4.86 4.63 6.00 4.39 5.20

Poultry

Mean .............................................. 159 107 122 151 190 227

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .4 .4 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 2.95 6.55 8.37 6.46 7.01 10.31

CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 6.12 6.83 4.28 3.70 4.55

Fish and seafood

Mean .............................................. 126 81 90 107 146 204

Share .............................................. .2 .4 .3 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 4.72 6.54 7.71 7.77 9.03 13.55

CV(%) ............................................. 3.75 8.08 8.52 7.29 6.18 6.63

Eggs

Mean .............................................. 53 39 47 49 59 71

Share .............................................. .1 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. .92 1.87 2.17 2.14 2.80 2.66

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 4.73 4.65 4.36 4.77 3.72

Dairy products

Mean .............................................. 419 243 312 377 498 664

Share .............................................. .8 1.1 1.0 .9 .8 .7

SE .................................................. 5.80 10.35 10.68 12.11 15.37 11.35

CV(%) ............................................. 1.38 4.26 3.42 3.21 3.09 1.71

Fresh milk and cream

Mean .............................................. 152 102 125 143 176 213

Share .............................................. .3 .5 .4 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 2.64 4.82 4.35 5.53 5.96 5.88

CV(%) ............................................. 1.74 4.73 3.48 3.87 3.38 2.75

Other dairy products

Mean .............................................. 267 141 188 234 321 451

Share .............................................. .5 .6 .6 .5 .5 .5

SE .................................................. 3.94 7.30 7.69 8.21 11.66 8.33

CV(%) ............................................. 1.48 5.17 4.10 3.51 3.63 1.85

Fruits and vegetables

Mean .............................................. 731 440 558 670 831 1,156

Share .............................................. 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.2

SE .................................................. 11.07 16.42 18.32 29.23 27.41 31.10

CV(%) ............................................. 1.51 3.73 3.28 4.37 3.30 2.69

Fresh fruits

Mean .............................................. 261 143 184 239 298 443

Share .............................................. .5 .6 .6 .6 .5 .4

SE .................................................. 4.81 5.91 7.51 12.89 10.65 16.13

CV(%) ............................................. 1.84 4.14 4.09 5.40 3.57 3.64

Fresh vegetables

Mean .............................................. 226 137 172 209 250 362

Share .............................................. .4 .6 .5 .5 .4 .4

SE .................................................. 3.79 6.29 7.18 10.00 9.42 10.16

CV(%) ............................................. 1.68 4.58 4.17 4.78 3.77 2.81

Processed fruits

Mean .............................................. 114 68 94 103 132 171

Share .............................................. .2 .3 .3 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 2.37 3.81 6.16 4.71 6.78 6.05

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 5.58 6.53 4.56 5.14 3.55

Processed vegetables

Mean .............................................. 130 92 108 118 151 180

Share .............................................. .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 3.28 5.44 4.68 6.58 7.02 7.51

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Processed vegetables

CV(%) ............................................. 2.52 5.94 4.34 5.58 4.63 4.17

Other food at home

Mean .............................................. 1,380 839 1,041 1,279 1,652 2,090

Share .............................................. 2.7 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.1

SE .................................................. 22.01 30.37 23.08 36.08 49.00 47.71

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 3.62 2.22 2.82 2.97 2.28

Sugar and other sweets

Mean .............................................. 147 90 110 141 172 220

Share .............................................. .3 .4 .3 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 4.25 4.96 5.84 8.12 8.98 8.31

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 5.49 5.32 5.74 5.23 3.77

Fats and oils

Mean .............................................. 114 78 92 111 130 159

Share .............................................. .2 .4 .3 .3 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 2.28 4.39 4.51 5.52 5.49 6.91

CV(%) ............................................. 2.00 5.61 4.92 4.96 4.22 4.35

Miscellaneous foods

Mean .............................................. 699 426 514 646 835 1,075

Share .............................................. 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.1

SE .................................................. 13.97 21.48 12.89 18.22 29.54 32.11

CV(%) ............................................. 2.00 5.04 2.50 2.82 3.54 2.99

Nonalcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 370 231 296 349 448 527

Share .............................................. .7 1.0 .9 .8 .7 .5

SE .................................................. 5.89 9.25 11.32 14.62 15.41 17.21

CV(%) ............................................. 1.59 4.01 3.83 4.19 3.44 3.27

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips

Mean .............................................. 50 14 30 31 67 109

Share .............................................. .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 2.39 2.30 3.98 3.20 4.79 6.80

CV(%) ............................................. 4.77 16.98 13.43 10.23 7.13 6.21

Food away from home

Mean .............................................. 2,678 1,086 1,533 2,164 3,239 5,366

Share .............................................. 5.2 4.9 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.4

SE .................................................. 45.74 52.25 56.41 71.02 86.63 103.49

CV(%) ............................................. 1.71 4.81 3.68 3.28 2.67 1.93

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 451 152 260 363 559 922

Share .............................................. .9 .7 .8 .8 .9 .9

SE .................................................. 16.67 12.56 20.22 23.61 38.90 43.97

CV(%) ............................................. 3.69 8.27 7.79 6.50 6.96 4.77

Housing

Mean .............................................. 16,887 8,836 12,258 14,755 18,863 29,705

Share .............................................. 32.8 39.9 37.6 34.3 31.4 29.9

SE .................................................. 166.05 176.04 211.35 197.05 183.77 368.51

CV(%) ............................................. .98 1.99 1.72 1.34 .97 1.24

Shelter

Mean .............................................. 9,891 5,451 7,055 8,544 10,948 17,442

Share .............................................. 19.2 24.6 21.6 19.9 18.3 17.6

SE .................................................. 125.20 150.78 121.32 160.61 187.59 295.92

CV(%) ............................................. 1.27 2.77 1.72 1.88 1.71 1.70

Owned dwellings

Mean .............................................. 6,056 1,724 3,055 4,542 7,301 13,644

Share .............................................. 11.8 7.8 9.4 10.6 12.2 13.7

SE .................................................. 99.48 80.36 89.63 126.60 163.46 306.11

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 4.66 2.93 2.79 2.24 2.24

Mortgage interest and charges

Mean .............................................. 3,067 594 1,205 2,240 4,038 7,250

Share .............................................. 6.0 2.7 3.7 5.2 6.7 7.3

SE .................................................. 68.09 52.77 56.93 95.32 115.84 207.62

CV(%) ............................................. 2.22 8.88 4.72 4.25 2.87 2.86

Property taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,836 641 1,041 1,343 2,067 4,081

Share .............................................. 3.6 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.4 4.1

SE .................................................. 34.64 23.80 35.07 31.62 60.71 101.38

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 3.71 3.37 2.35 2.94 2.48

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses

Mean .............................................. 1,153 488 808 959 1,196 2,313

Share .............................................. 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.0 2.3

SE .................................................. 34.75 44.16 48.50 47.57 69.71 104.15

CV(%) ............................................. 3.01 9.04 6.00 4.96 5.83 4.50

Rented dwellings

Mean .............................................. 3,186 3,527 3,776 3,670 3,056 1,905

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Rented dwellings

Share .............................................. 6.2 15.9 11.6 8.5 5.1 1.9

SE .................................................. 58.83 113.06 97.90 112.38 136.13 120.63

CV(%) ............................................. 1.85 3.21 2.59 3.06 4.45 6.33

Other lodging

Mean .............................................. 649 200 223 331 592 1,893

Share .............................................. 1.3 .9 .7 .8 1.0 1.9

SE .................................................. 22.69 30.79 17.19 24.17 45.26 90.30

CV(%) ............................................. 3.50 15.37 7.70 7.31 7.65 4.77

Utilities, fuels, and public services

Mean .............................................. 3,648 2,177 2,980 3,561 4,192 5,330

Share .............................................. 7.1 9.8 9.1 8.3 7.0 5.4

SE .................................................. 34.24 51.95 36.64 48.29 43.96 61.12

CV(%) ............................................. .94 2.39 1.23 1.36 1.05 1.15

Natural gas

Mean .............................................. 359 202 274 332 412 576

Share .............................................. .7 .9 .8 .8 .7 .6

SE .................................................. 11.98 10.36 14.58 15.29 17.07 18.23

CV(%) ............................................. 3.33 5.12 5.31 4.61 4.15 3.16

Electricity

Mean .............................................. 1,388 956 1,216 1,371 1,520 1,875

Share .............................................. 2.7 4.3 3.7 3.2 2.5 1.9

SE .................................................. 22.43 30.99 25.43 30.02 20.55 29.06

CV(%) ............................................. 1.62 3.24 2.09 2.19 1.35 1.55

Fuel oil and other fuels

Mean .............................................. 137 70 106 115 148 246

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 6.32 6.18 9.65 12.34 21.44 18.07

CV(%) ............................................. 4.61 8.87 9.08 10.72 14.49 7.36

Telephone services

Mean .............................................. 1,239 654 975 1,237 1,506 1,823

Share .............................................. 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.5 1.8

SE .................................................. 12.99 15.77 15.15 17.72 25.02 28.20

CV(%) ............................................. 1.05 2.41 1.55 1.43 1.66 1.55

Water and other public services

Mean .............................................. 525 295 409 505 605 810

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 .8

SE .................................................. 11.31 13.05 12.61 13.51 17.24 16.88

CV(%) ............................................. 2.16 4.42 3.08 2.67 2.85 2.08

Household operations

Mean .............................................. 1,159 380 712 855 1,243 2,602

Share .............................................. 2.3 1.7 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.6

SE .................................................. 25.31 27.77 31.25 35.56 53.68 68.73

CV(%) ............................................. 2.18 7.30 4.39 4.16 4.32 2.64

Personal services

Mean .............................................. 368 69 200 201 423 947

Share .............................................. .7 .3 .6 .5 .7 1.0

SE .................................................. 18.03 11.66 26.28 32.38 48.53 57.13

CV(%) ............................................. 4.90 16.87 13.16 16.10 11.47 6.03

Other household expenses

Mean .............................................. 791 311 512 654 820 1,654

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.7

SE .................................................. 15.63 25.08 20.98 19.76 19.43 40.02

CV(%) ............................................. 1.98 8.06 4.10 3.02 2.37 2.42

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 610 305 481 525 737 1,001

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.0

SE .................................................. 14.88 12.97 21.19 25.37 24.57 39.14

CV(%) ............................................. 2.44 4.25 4.41 4.84 3.33 3.91

Laundry and cleaning supplies

Mean .............................................. 155 87 134 145 195 215

Share .............................................. .3 .4 .4 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 3.97 4.95 8.74 10.96 9.06 8.70

CV(%) ............................................. 2.55 5.69 6.52 7.55 4.63 4.04

Other household products

Mean .............................................. 319 155 245 255 382 555

Share .............................................. .6 .7 .8 .6 .6 .6

SE .................................................. 9.19 9.48 14.44 12.73 16.31 28.18

CV(%) ............................................. 2.89 6.13 5.89 4.99 4.26 5.08

Postage and stationery

Mean .............................................. 136 64 101 124 159 231

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 4.82 8.68 8.55 10.86 10.50 13.11

CV(%) ............................................. 3.55 13.59 8.45 8.73 6.60 5.68

Household furnishings and equipment

Mean .............................................. 1,580 522 1,031 1,271 1,743 3,330

Share .............................................. 3.1 2.4 3.2 3.0 2.9 3.4

SE .................................................. 36.25 34.98 118.25 85.80 51.97 161.82

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Household furnishings and equipment

CV(%) ............................................. 2.29 6.70 11.47 6.75 2.98 4.86

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 123 48 80 97 156 232

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .3 .2

SE .................................................. 8.03 15.95 11.82 13.96 17.91 29.09

CV(%) ............................................. 6.55 32.94 14.75 14.43 11.48 12.55

Furniture

Mean .............................................. 391 118 235 318 376 908

Share .............................................. .8 .5 .7 .7 .6 .9

SE .................................................. 22.84 12.55 22.34 54.86 28.07 70.35

CV(%) ............................................. 5.83 10.62 9.50 17.23 7.46 7.75

Floor coverings

Mean .............................................. 16 4 7 8 14 47

Share .............................................. 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( )

SE .................................................. 2.10 1.25 1.66 1.38 1.65 9.88

CV(%) ............................................. 12.94 29.13 22.54 16.81 12.00 20.82

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 197 72 123 162 242 387

Share .............................................. .4 .3 .4 .4 .4 .4

SE .................................................. 7.38 11.84 10.25 15.48 15.87 23.10

CV(%) ............................................. 3.74 16.36 8.36 9.57 6.56 5.96

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 98 36 60 81 138 175

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 4.52 3.23 8.88 8.92 16.83 14.19

CV(%) ............................................. 4.62 8.99 14.80 11.07 12.23 8.10

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 754 243 526 605 817 1,580

Share .............................................. 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.6

SE .................................................. 24.88 20.34 99.92 59.84 37.44 143.56

CV(%) ............................................. 3.30 8.36 19.01 9.89 4.58 9.09

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 1,736 759 1,132 1,313 2,121 3,352

Share .............................................. 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.1 3.5 3.4

SE .................................................. 36.94 42.47 68.61 62.70 82.19 148.60

CV(%) ............................................. 2.13 5.59 6.06 4.78 3.87 4.43

Men and boys

Mean .............................................. 408 164 235 281 523 834

Share .............................................. .8 .7 .7 .7 .9 .8

SE .................................................. 12.24 17.38 21.12 20.53 42.53 53.78

CV(%) ............................................. 3.00 10.59 8.98 7.30 8.13 6.45

Men, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 320 127 169 208 424 669

Share .............................................. .6 .6 .5 .5 .7 .7

SE .................................................. 11.87 16.87 18.40 18.24 42.10 50.80

CV(%) ............................................. 3.71 13.26 10.86 8.75 9.92 7.59

Boys, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 88 37 66 73 99 165

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 3.45 5.40 6.40 6.40 7.52 9.45

CV(%) ............................................. 3.92 14.63 9.72 8.82 7.59 5.72

Women and girls

Mean .............................................. 688 267 473 533 878 1,291

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.3

SE .................................................. 21.95 26.60 41.78 40.84 45.68 87.46

CV(%) ............................................. 3.19 9.95 8.84 7.67 5.20 6.77

Women, 16 and over

Mean .............................................. 573 212 380 445 744 1,080

Share .............................................. 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1

SE .................................................. 21.33 23.66 37.88 40.82 45.14 82.57

CV(%) ............................................. 3.73 11.14 9.96 9.17 6.07 7.64

Girls, 2 to 15

Mean .............................................. 116 55 92 88 134 211

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .3 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 7.01 15.31 9.71 7.73 12.42 17.10

CV(%) ............................................. 6.05 27.92 10.51 8.83 9.30 8.10

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 63 40 51 61 71 94

Share .............................................. .1 .2 .2 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 4.18 6.70 8.86 10.68 7.39 9.24

CV(%) ............................................. 6.61 16.78 17.37 17.52 10.45 9.83

Footwear

Mean .............................................. 347 179 240 284 422 609

Share .............................................. .7 .8 .7 .7 .7 .6

SE .................................................. 12.91 18.90 25.57 23.46 37.20 42.55

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Footwear

CV(%) ............................................. 3.72 10.56 10.65 8.27 8.81 6.99

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 230 109 133 154 227 524

Share .............................................. .4 .5 .4 .4 .4 .5

SE .................................................. 8.32 8.96 9.52 9.90 16.55 27.82

CV(%) ............................................. 3.62 8.22 7.16 6.43 7.28 5.31

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 8,998 3,447 5,462 8,181 11,549 16,344

Share .............................................. 17.5 15.6 16.7 19.0 19.3 16.4

SE .................................................. 152.03 142.72 196.46 287.42 308.38 451.38

CV(%) ............................................. 1.69 4.14 3.60 3.51 2.67 2.76

Vehicle purchases (net outlay)

Mean .............................................. 3,210 993 1,603 2,781 4,479 6,193

Share .............................................. 6.2 4.5 4.9 6.5 7.5 6.2

SE .................................................. 113.53 129.85 150.18 259.65 273.32 380.40

CV(%) ............................................. 3.54 13.08 9.37 9.34 6.10 6.14

Cars and trucks, new

Mean .............................................. 1,639 560 549 1,412 2,190 3,480

Share .............................................. 3.2 2.5 1.7 3.3 3.7 3.5

SE .................................................. 101.27 130.59 101.09 222.91 261.44 311.62

CV(%) ............................................. 6.18 23.31 18.43 15.79 11.94 8.96

Cars and trucks, used

Mean .............................................. 1,516 431 1,038 1,347 2,200 2,566

Share .............................................. 2.9 1.9 3.2 3.1 3.7 2.6

SE .................................................. 68.99 71.10 120.08 129.65 214.56 221.68

CV(%) ............................................. 4.55 16.51 11.57 9.63 9.75 8.64

Other vehicles

Mean .............................................. 56 2 17 22 90 148

Share .............................................. .1 1 ( ) .1 .1 .1 .1

SE .................................................. 14.08 1.35 5.66 7.80 30.16 61.17

CV(%) ............................................. 25.22 61.49 33.28 34.71 33.68 41.37

Gasoline and motor oil

Mean .............................................. 2,756 1,222 2,013 2,745 3,494 4,305

Share .............................................. 5.4 5.5 6.2 6.4 5.8 4.3

SE .................................................. 24.99 24.96 38.50 43.87 49.56 43.27

CV(%) ............................................. .91 2.04 1.91 1.60 1.42 1.01

Other vehicle expenses

Mean .............................................. 2,490 1,051 1,615 2,290 3,033 4,457

Share .............................................. 4.8 4.7 4.9 5.3 5.1 4.5

SE .................................................. 47.09 59.00 81.46 97.74 94.98 132.43

CV(%) ............................................. 1.89 5.62 5.04 4.27 3.13 2.97

Vehicle finance charges

Mean .............................................. 223 46 117 206 326 421

Share .............................................. .4 .2 .4 .5 .5 .4

SE .................................................. 5.96 4.40 6.26 9.39 15.59 16.27

CV(%) ............................................. 2.67 9.52 5.35 4.55 4.78 3.86

Maintenance and repairs

Mean .............................................. 814 353 564 749 942 1,464

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5

SE .................................................. 17.16 19.42 31.33 32.95 28.97 65.18

CV(%) ............................................. 2.11 5.50 5.56 4.40 3.08 4.45

Vehicle insurance

Mean .............................................. 1,018 511 690 1,016 1,259 1,613

Share .............................................. 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.1 1.6

SE .................................................. 35.25 52.36 80.72 89.21 90.83 106.22

CV(%) ............................................. 3.46 10.25 11.69 8.78 7.21 6.59

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges

Mean .............................................. 434 141 244 319 506 959

Share .............................................. .8 .6 .7 .7 .8 1.0

SE .................................................. 13.29 11.78 17.95 14.11 27.37 41.92

CV(%) ............................................. 3.06 8.37 7.35 4.42 5.41 4.37

Public and other transportation

Mean .............................................. 542 181 231 365 543 1,389

Share .............................................. 1.1 .8 .7 .8 .9 1.4

SE .................................................. 16.78 14.43 17.79 27.76 31.72 56.89

CV(%) ............................................. 3.09 7.97 7.69 7.60 5.84 4.10

Health care

Mean .............................................. 3,556 1,677 2,787 3,363 4,169 5,785

Share .............................................. 6.9 7.6 8.5 7.8 7.0 5.8

SE .................................................. 57.11 63.77 93.18 80.66 91.80 144.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.61 3.80 3.34 2.40 2.20 2.50

Health insurance

Mean .............................................. 2,061 994 1,621 1,969 2,541 3,179

Share .............................................. 4.0 4.5 5.0 4.6 4.2 3.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Health insurance

SE .................................................. 33.77 44.78 43.46 41.83 71.68 67.74

CV(%) ............................................. 1.64 4.51 2.68 2.12 2.82 2.13

Medical services

Mean .............................................. 839 332 600 747 909 1,604

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.6

SE .................................................. 37.47 31.51 62.80 52.29 59.15 108.95

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 9.49 10.47 7.00 6.51 6.79

Drugs

Mean .............................................. 515 287 476 531 546 733

Share .............................................. 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.2 .9 .7

SE .................................................. 13.96 14.40 23.22 38.06 18.70 33.64

CV(%) ............................................. 2.71 5.01 4.88 7.17 3.43 4.59

Medical supplies

Mean .............................................. 142 64 91 116 173 269

Share .............................................. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

SE .................................................. 6.24 8.71 10.03 9.80 10.32 20.52

CV(%) ............................................. 4.38 13.62 11.07 8.47 5.97 7.63

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 2,605 989 1,603 2,056 2,930 5,444

Share .............................................. 5.1 4.5 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.5

SE .................................................. 55.33 49.66 78.52 85.21 96.41 159.36

CV(%) ............................................. 2.12 5.02 4.90 4.15 3.29 2.93

Fees and admissions

Mean .............................................. 614 110 221 369 647 1,722

Share .............................................. 1.2 .5 .7 .9 1.1 1.7

SE .................................................. 20.31 7.79 21.43 24.67 24.64 56.14

CV(%) ............................................. 3.31 7.09 9.69 6.68 3.81 3.26

Audio and visual equipment and services

Mean .............................................. 979 530 768 910 1,120 1,566

Share .............................................. 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.6

SE .................................................. 15.01 19.71 26.17 19.17 30.28 48.34

CV(%) ............................................. 1.53 3.72 3.41 2.11 2.70 3.09

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment

Mean .............................................. 648 244 500 530 760 1,207

Share .............................................. 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.2

SE .................................................. 28.96 24.04 62.32 47.33 50.73 85.75

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 9.86 12.47 8.92 6.68 7.10

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services

Mean .............................................. 363 105 114 247 402 949

Share .............................................. .7 .5 .3 .6 .7 1.0

SE .................................................. 25.59 35.66 17.06 41.42 63.27 105.09

CV(%) ............................................. 7.04 34.06 14.97 16.80 15.73 11.08

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 628 255 407 509 775 1,194

Share .............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2

SE .................................................. 12.20 13.16 17.00 23.80 27.43 32.70

CV(%) ............................................. 1.94 5.15 4.17 4.68 3.54 2.74

Reading

Mean .............................................. 109 44 69 87 135 212

Share .............................................. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 2.28 2.52 3.54 3.65 5.77 6.31

CV(%) ............................................. 2.08 5.67 5.14 4.21 4.29 2.97

Education

Mean .............................................. 1,207 628 431 526 1,046 3,399

Share .............................................. 2.3 2.8 1.3 1.2 1.7 3.4

SE .................................................. 54.11 104.37 55.16 40.58 86.57 179.96

CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 16.62 12.78 7.72 8.27 5.29

Tobacco products and smoking supplies

Mean .............................................. 332 301 342 386 356 273

Share .............................................. .6 1.4 1.0 .9 .6 .3

SE .................................................. 11.67 18.57 15.01 19.92 17.78 19.16

CV(%) ............................................. 3.52 6.17 4.39 5.16 4.99 7.01

Miscellaneous

Mean .............................................. 829 376 635 736 779 1,617

Share .............................................. 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.6

SE .................................................. 37.09 35.00 123.58 58.56 50.83 78.35

CV(%) ............................................. 4.47 9.32 19.47 7.95 6.53 4.84

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Cash contributions

Mean .............................................. 1,913 698 1,109 1,310 2,189 4,252

Share .............................................. 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.0 3.6 4.3

SE .................................................. 107.60 127.01 85.72 55.83 157.54 346.72

CV(%) ............................................. 5.63 18.20 7.73 4.26 7.20 8.15

Personal insurance and pensions

Mean .............................................. 5,591 489 1,612 3,623 6,678 15,534

Share .............................................. 10.9 2.2 4.9 8.4 11.1 15.6

SE .................................................. 103.78 29.53 51.31 81.01 108.20 357.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.86 6.03 3.18 2.24 1.62 2.30

Life and other personal insurance

Mean .............................................. 353 97 139 232 391 903

Share .............................................. .7 .4 .4 .5 .7 .9

SE .................................................. 16.37 10.21 9.09 21.15 31.79 76.65

CV(%) ............................................. 4.64 10.49 6.53 9.13 8.13 8.49

Pensions and Social Security

Mean .............................................. 5,238 392 1,473 3,391 6,287 14,631

Share .............................................. 10.2 1.8 4.5 7.9 10.5 14.7

SE .................................................. 97.92 28.47 52.14 79.17 92.77 341.80

CV(%) ............................................. 1.87 7.26 3.54 2.33 1.48 2.34

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes

Mean .............................................. $65,596 $9,988 $27,585 $47,265 $75,952 $167,010

SE .................................................. 1,024.25 383.08 254.50 301.73 401.03 3,311.01

CV(%) ............................................. 1.56 3.84 .92 .64 .53 1.98

Wages and salaries

Mean .............................................. 51,730 3,858 16,025 34,785 62,255 141,565

Share .............................................. 78.9 38.6 58.1 73.6 82.0 84.8

SE .................................................. 845.38 152.97 355.25 459.92 567.71 2,934.03

CV(%) ............................................. 1.63 3.96 2.22 1.32 .91 2.07

Self-employment income

Mean .............................................. 2,917 -1,200 544 1,470 2,771 10,982

Share .............................................. 4.4 -12.0 2.0 3.1 3.6 6.6

SE .................................................. 350.34 448.64 90.64 177.00 232.41 1,555.24

CV(%) ............................................. 12.01 -37.39 16.65 12.04 8.39 14.16

Social Security, private and government

retirement

Mean .............................................. 8,021 5,039 8,932 8,904 8,393 8,845

Share .............................................. 12.2 50.4 32.4 18.8 11.1 5.3

SE .................................................. 161.15 198.32 264.13 393.27 347.28 500.89

CV(%) ............................................. 2.01 3.94 2.96 4.42 4.14 5.66

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income

Mean .............................................. 1,358 148 361 655 1,120 4,497

Share .............................................. 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.7

SE .................................................. 120.37 72.12 44.61 70.78 114.46 584.49

CV(%) ............................................. 8.86 48.76 12.35 10.80 10.22 13.00

Unemployment and workers’ compensation,

veterans’ benefits

Mean .............................................. 428 234 409 493 643 365

Share .............................................. .7 2.3 1.5 1.0 .8 .2

SE .................................................. 21.92 34.68 39.99 46.95 59.77 55.52

CV(%) ............................................. 5.12 14.83 9.78 9.52 9.30 15.22

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps

Mean .............................................. 534 1,134 738 407 277 110

Share .............................................. .8 11.4 2.7 .9 .4 .1

SE .................................................. 26.85 70.10 60.77 48.08 45.03 23.89

CV(%) ............................................. 5.03 6.18 8.23 11.80 16.26 21.69

Regular contributions for support

Mean .............................................. 380 394 385 358 366 394

Share .............................................. .6 3.9 1.4 .8 .5 .2

SE .................................................. 26.77 51.19 45.49 43.09 78.81 66.01

CV(%) ............................................. 7.05 13.00 11.82 12.04 21.50 16.74

Other income

Mean .............................................. 229 382 191 192 127 250

Share .............................................. .3 3.8 .7 .4 .2 .1

SE .................................................. 16.29 28.28 35.85 44.05 18.17 52.75

CV(%) ............................................. 7.13 7.41 18.76 22.94 14.31 21.06

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed)

Mean .............................................. 2,226 -183 -158 488 1,983 8,985

Share .............................................. 3.4 -1.8 -.6 1.0 2.6 5.4

SE .................................................. 239.57 85.95 52.47 104.82 152.20 1,119.98

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Personal taxes (missing values not imputed)

CV(%) ............................................. 10.76 -47.00 -33.20 21.46 7.68 12.46

Federal income taxes

Mean .............................................. 1,568 -236 -300 183 1,316 6,865

Share .............................................. 2.4 -2.4 -1.1 .4 1.7 4.1

SE .................................................. 198.37 79.65 43.29 91.46 124.52 931.32

CV(%) ............................................. 12.65 -33.80 -14.41 50.02 9.46 13.57

State and local income taxes

Mean .............................................. 526 5 61 209 526 1,826

Share .............................................. .8 .1 .2 .4 .7 1.1

SE .................................................. 44.65 9.38 10.62 20.22 41.76 201.13

CV(%) ............................................. 8.49 176.84 17.46 9.66 7.93 11.02

Other taxes

Mean .............................................. 132 47 82 96 140 294

Share .............................................. .2 .5 .3 .2 .2 .2

SE .................................................. 13.88 13.36 12.12 16.61 18.80 34.02

CV(%) ............................................. 10.52 28.14 14.86 17.25 13.44 11.56

Income after taxes

Mean .............................................. 63,370 10,171 27,743 46,777 73,970 158,024

Share .............................................. 96.6 101.8 100.6 99.0 97.4 94.6

SE .................................................. 906.92 366.75 262.13 312.94 431.40 2,634.31

CV(%) ............................................. 1.43 3.61 .94 .67 .58 1.67

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities

Mean .............................................. - $5,092 $76 - $1,515 - $4,230 - $7,800 - $11,986

SE .................................................. 972.32 1,012.16 1,325.55 1,734.68 2,213.06 3,370.15

CV(%) ............................................. -19.09 1,329.86 -87.51 -41.01 -28.37 -28.12

Net change in total assets

Mean .............................................. 5,073 1,162 1,601 2,067 5,452 15,060

SE .................................................. 718.33 777.55 717.04 938.16 1,513.76 2,647.35

CV(%) ............................................. 14.16 66.93 44.78 45.39 27.76 17.58

Net change in total liabilities

Mean .............................................. 10,165 1,086 3,116 6,297 13,252 27,046

SE .................................................. 849.45 699.67 1,334.60 1,322.64 1,959.81 2,415.52

CV(%) ............................................. 8.36 64.45 42.83 21.00 14.79 8.93

Other financial information:

Other money receipts

Mean .............................................. 712 535 216 247 703 1,856

SE .................................................. 162.87 263.08 69.17 62.28 200.75 685.39

CV(%) ............................................. 22.87 49.13 32.04 25.19 28.57 36.92

Mortgage principal paid on owned property

Mean .............................................. -1,935 -388 -733 -1,327 -2,296 -4,925

SE .................................................. 48.26 33.78 60.64 55.66 80.33 135.61

CV(%) ............................................. -2.49 -8.71 -8.28 -4.19 -3.50 -2.75

Estimated market value of owned home

Mean .............................................. 149,574 56,749 91,501 112,605 160,847 325,831

SE .................................................. 2,324.89 2,559.36 3,612.13 2,337.40 3,347.04 7,917.77

CV(%) ............................................. 1.55 4.51 3.95 2.08 2.08 2.43

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home

Mean .............................................. 869 380 557 717 993 1,695

SE .................................................. 11.53 12.68 11.39 11.76 25.31 27.21

CV(%) ............................................. 1.33 3.34 2.04 1.64 2.55 1.61

Gifts of goods and services, total

Mean .............................................. 1,116 463 562 642 1,013 2,898

SE .................................................. 50.65 69.42 63.26 64.15 58.35 179.99

CV(%) ............................................. 4.54 15.00 11.25 9.99 5.76 6.21

Food

Mean .............................................. 104 44 38 47 86 306

SE .................................................. 9.80 10.86 6.45 10.51 7.88 46.47

CV(%) ............................................. 9.39 24.41 16.83 22.31 9.21 15.20

Alcoholic beverages

Mean .............................................. 12 2 4 8 15 31

SE .................................................. 1.62 .80 1.17 3.01 3.74 6.78

CV(%) ............................................. 13.49 40.84 30.88 39.45 24.89 21.55

Housing

Mean .............................................. 191 91 98 116 190 457

SE .................................................. 9.21 10.82 9.94 25.48 17.73 33.88

CV(%) ............................................. 4.83 11.83 10.17 21.93 9.33 7.41

Housekeeping supplies

Mean .............................................. 29 10 15 25 37 56

SE .................................................. 2.99 2.05 3.62 5.87 7.40 9.83

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Housekeeping supplies

CV(%) ............................................. 10.48 21.28 24.91 23.38 19.91 17.52

Household textiles

Mean .............................................. 10 3 5 9 15 18

SE .................................................. 1.40 1.72 1.28 2.82 5.19 5.46

CV(%) ............................................. 14.18 58.78 27.68 32.18 35.11 29.85

Appliances and miscellaneous housewares

Mean .............................................. 18 8 7 9 20 48

SE .................................................. 1.99 2.43 2.60 2.27 4.04 7.73

CV(%) ............................................. 10.91 32.15 37.73 25.66 20.44 16.08

Major appliances

Mean .............................................. 6 3 2 4 7 18

SE .................................................. 1.37 .99 .78 1.01 3.39 5.08

CV(%) ............................................. 21.13 37.83 46.90 27.47 48.55 28.95

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares

Mean .............................................. 12 5 5 5 13 31

SE .................................................. 1.54 2.25 2.31 1.97 2.70 5.95

CV(%) ............................................. 13.11 45.49 44.06 37.93 21.11 19.50

Miscellaneous household equipment

Mean .............................................. 48 18 25 32 44 120

SE .................................................. 4.68 5.18 4.36 3.85 5.85 18.52

CV(%) ............................................. 9.75 28.07 17.23 11.99 13.38 15.38

Other housing

Mean .............................................. 86 53 46 41 75 214

SE .................................................. 5.83 8.49 6.63 24.18 11.44 22.49

CV(%) ............................................. 6.78 16.03 14.29 58.48 15.34 10.50

Apparel and services

Mean .............................................. 215 116 163 153 260 380

SE .................................................. 9.62 17.74 17.01 22.96 28.04 33.95

CV(%) ............................................. 4.48 15.26 10.41 15.00 10.79 8.92

Males, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 53 39 36 32 75 81

SE .................................................. 3.56 8.99 5.96 5.14 10.53 12.66

CV(%) ............................................. 6.76 22.99 16.65 15.89 14.07 15.60

Females, 2 and over

Mean .............................................. 86 36 71 71 98 155

SE .................................................. 6.68 8.35 14.21 19.40 14.38 18.18

CV(%) ............................................. 7.76 23.26 20.10 27.31 14.67 11.73

Children under 2

Mean .............................................. 20 10 16 19 20 36

SE .................................................. 2.47 2.96 3.72 7.12 4.28 5.75

CV(%) ............................................. 12.33 29.88 23.37 37.99 21.74 16.03

Other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 56 31 41 31 67 108

SE .................................................. 5.55 7.66 7.57 5.20 15.50 22.15

CV(%) ............................................. 9.95 24.47 18.50 16.81 23.04 20.44

Jewelry and watches

Mean .............................................. 24 6 17 8 33 55

SE .................................................. 4.60 2.02 6.00 2.51 12.69 19.03

CV(%) ............................................. 19.25 32.55 35.93 30.49 38.21 34.59

All other apparel products and services

Mean .............................................. 32 25 24 23 34 53

SE .................................................. 2.50 7.13 4.97 4.33 6.42 9.25

CV(%) ............................................. 7.85 28.45 20.49 19.05 18.86 17.33

Transportation

Mean .............................................. 111 75 63 79 97 243

SE .................................................. 19.53 40.26 20.32 35.17 23.48 44.80

CV(%) ............................................. 17.53 53.98 32.09 44.71 24.21 18.43

Health care

Mean .............................................. 53 29 32 54 31 117

SE .................................................. 13.09 18.66 18.16 21.82 8.47 48.73

CV(%) ............................................. 24.81 64.23 56.16 40.29 27.51 41.55

Entertainment

Mean .............................................. 82 26 46 42 85 209

SE .................................................. 6.48 5.78 7.93 5.64 11.27 24.63

CV(%) ............................................. 7.92 21.99 17.36 13.44 13.19 11.78

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles

Mean .............................................. 28 12 19 15 30 65

SE .................................................. 3.50 3.51 5.85 4.38 8.74 14.63

CV(%) ............................................. 12.41 29.40 31.45 29.40 28.69 22.45

Other entertainment

Mean .............................................. 54 14 27 27 55 144

SE .................................................. 4.88 4.73 6.23 4.11 6.16 18.22

CV(%) ............................................. 9.12 33.02 22.97 15.20 11.20 12.66

Personal care products and services

Mean .............................................. 16 7 7 8 19 39

SE .................................................. 2.39 3.50 2.18 1.89 7.40 9.64

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1101. Quintiles of income before taxes: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and

coefficient of variation, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2012 — Continued

Item

All

consumer

units

Lowest

20

percent

Second

20

percent

Third

20

percent

Fourth

20

percent

Highest

20

percent

Personal care products and services

CV(%) ............................................. 14.99 52.56 31.99 22.91 39.96 24.45

Reading

Mean .............................................. 2 1 ( ) 1 1 3 3

SE .................................................. .18 .22 .29 .35 .61 .57

CV(%) ............................................. 9.50 45.96 32.05 26.10 19.96 16.42

Education

Mean .............................................. 260 38 46 82 173 961

SE .................................................. 25.57 24.98 14.90 19.57 29.82 108.41

CV(%) ............................................. 9.83 66.49 32.21 23.97 17.28 11.28

All other gifts

Mean .............................................. 71 34 64 52 55 149

SE .................................................. 7.45 11.38 25.96 10.26 7.27 14.95

CV(%) ............................................. 10.52 33.54 40.88 19.82 13.18 10.01

1 Value is too small to display.

n.a. Not applicable.

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2013