Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2006-2012

Item 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ....... 118,843 120,171 120,770 120,847 121,107 122,287 124,416

Consumer unit characteristics:

Income before taxes1 ..................................... $60,533 $63,091 $63,563 $62,857 $62,481 $63,685 $65,596

Income after taxes1 ........................................ 58,101 60,858 61,774 60,753 60,712 61,673 63,370

Age of reference person ................................. 48.7 48.8 49.1 49.4 49.4 49.7 50.0

Average number in consumer unit:

Persons ........................................................ 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

Children under 18 ......................................... .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6

Persons 65 and older ................................... .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

Earners ......................................................... 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

Vehicles ........................................................ 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9

Percent distribution:

Sex of reference person:

Male .............................................................. 46 47 47 47 47 47 47

Female ......................................................... 54 53 53 53 53 53 53

Housing tenure:

Homeowner .................................................. 67 67 66 66 66 65 64

With mortgage ............................................ 43 43 42 41 41 40 39

Without mortgage ....................................... 24 23 24 25 25 25 26

Renter ........................................................... 33 33 34 34 34 35 36

Race of reference person:

Black or African-American ............................ 12 12 12 12 12 12 13

White, Asian, and all other races .................. 88 88 88 88 88 88 87

Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person:

Hispanic or Latino ......................................... 11 12 12 12 12 12 13

Not Hispanic or Latino .................................. 89 88 88 88 88 88 87

Education of reference person:

Elementary (1-8) ........................................... 5 5 5 5 5 5 4

High school (9-12) ........................................ 36 35 35 34 35 34 33

College ......................................................... 59 60 60 61 60 62 62

Never attended and other ............................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

At least one vehicle owned or leased ............. 88 88 89 88 88 88 88

Average annual expenditures ........................... $48,400 $49,638 $50,486 $49,067 $48,109 $49,705 $51,442

Food ............................................................... 6,111 6,133 6,443 6,372 6,129 6,458 6,599

Food at home ............................................... 3,417 3,465 3,744 3,753 3,624 3,838 3,921

Cereals and bakery products ..................... 446 460 507 506 502 531 538

Cereals and cereal products .................... 143 143 170 173 165 175 182

Bakery products ....................................... 304 317 337 334 337 356 356

Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs .................... 797 777 846 841 784 832 852

Beef .......................................................... 236 216 239 226 217 223 226

Pork .......................................................... 157 150 163 168 149 162 166

Other meats .............................................. 105 104 106 114 117 123 122

Poultry ...................................................... 141 142 159 154 138 154 159

Fish and seafood ...................................... 122 122 128 135 117 121 126

Eggs ......................................................... 37 43 51 44 46 50 53

Dairy products ............................................ 368 387 430 406 380 407 419

Fresh milk and cream ............................... 140 154 168 144 141 150 152

Other dairy products ................................. 228 234 261 262 240 257 267

Fruits and vegetables ................................. 592 600 657 656 679 715 731

Fresh fruits ............................................... 195 202 222 220 232 247 261

Fresh vegetables ...................................... 193 190 212 209 210 224 226

Processed fruits ........................................ 109 112 116 118 113 116 114

Processed vegetables .............................. 95 96 107 110 124 128 130

Other food at home .................................... 1,212 1,241 1,305 1,343 1,278 1,353 1,380

Sugar and other sweets ........................... 125 124 129 141 132 144 147

Fats and oils ............................................. 86 91 104 102 103 110 114

Miscellaneous foods ................................. 627 650 680 715 667 690 699

Nonalcoholic beverages ........................... 332 333 342 337 333 361 370

Food prepared by consumer unit on

out-of-town trips ...................................... 43 43 49 49 43 48 50

Food away from home .................................. 2,694 2,668 2,698 2,619 2,505 2,620 2,678

See footnotes at end of table.
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Alcoholic beverages ....................................... 497 457 444 435 412 456 451

Housing .......................................................... 16,366 16,920 17,109 16,895 16,557 16,803 16,887

Shelter .......................................................... 9,673 10,023 10,183 10,075 9,812 9,825 9,891

Owned dwellings ........................................ 6,516 6,730 6,760 6,543 6,277 6,148 6,056

Mortgage interest and charges ................. 3,753 3,890 3,826 3,594 3,351 3,184 3,067

Property taxes .......................................... 1,649 1,709 1,758 1,811 1,814 1,845 1,836

Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other

expenses ................................................ 1,115 1,131 1,176 1,138 1,112 1,120 1,153

Rented dwellings ........................................ 2,590 2,602 2,724 2,860 2,900 3,029 3,186

Other lodging .............................................. 567 691 698 672 635 648 649

Utilities, fuels, and public services ................ 3,397 3,477 3,649 3,645 3,660 3,727 3,648

Natural gas ................................................. 509 480 531 483 440 420 359

Electricity .................................................... 1,266 1,303 1,353 1,377 1,413 1,423 1,388

Fuel oil and other fuels ............................... 138 151 192 141 140 157 137

Telephone services .................................... 1,087 1,110 1,127 1,162 1,178 1,226 1,239

Water and other public services ................. 397 434 446 481 489 501 525

Household operations .................................. 948 984 998 1,011 1,007 1,122 1,159

Personal services ....................................... 393 415 383 389 340 398 368

Other household expenses ........................ 555 569 614 622 667 724 791

Housekeeping supplies ................................ 640 639 654 659 612 615 610

Laundry and cleaning supplies ................... 151 140 148 156 150 145 155

Other household products .......................... 330 347 350 360 329 340 319

Postage and stationery ............................... 159 152 156 143 132 130 136

Household furnishings and equipment ......... 1,708 1,797 1,624 1,506 1,467 1,514 1,580

Household textiles ...................................... 154 133 126 124 102 109 123

Furniture ..................................................... 463 446 388 343 355 358 391

Floor coverings ........................................... 48 46 45 30 36 20 16

Major appliances ........................................ 241 231 204 194 209 194 197

Small appliances, miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 109 101 113 93 107 89 98

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 693 840 749 721 657 744 754

Apparel and services ...................................... 1,874 1,881 1,801 1,725 1,700 1,740 1,736

Men and boys ............................................... 444 435 427 383 382 404 408

Men, 16 and over ....................................... 353 351 344 304 304 324 320

Boys, 2 to 15 .............................................. 91 84 83 79 78 80 88

Women and girls .......................................... 751 749 718 678 663 721 688

Women, 16 and over .................................. 629 627 597 561 562 604 573

Girls, 2 to 15 ............................................... 122 122 121 118 101 117 116

Children under 2 ........................................... 96 93 93 91 91 68 63

Footwear ...................................................... 304 327 314 323 303 321 347

Other apparel products and services ........... 280 276 248 249 261 226 230

Transportation ................................................ 8,508 8,758 8,604 7,658 7,677 8,293 8,998

Vehicle purchases (net outlay) ..................... 3,421 3,244 2,755 2,657 2,588 2,669 3,210

Cars and trucks, new .................................. 1,798 1,572 1,305 1,297 1,219 1,265 1,639

Cars and trucks, used ................................ 1,568 1,567 1,315 1,304 1,318 1,339 1,516

Other vehicles ............................................ 54 105 134 55 51 64 56

Gasoline and motor oil ................................. 2,227 2,384 2,715 1,986 2,132 2,655 2,756

Other vehicle expenses ................................ 2,355 2,592 2,621 2,536 2,464 2,454 2,490

Vehicle finance charges ............................. 298 305 312 281 243 233 223

Maintenance and repairs ............................ 688 738 731 733 787 805 814

Vehicle insurance ....................................... 886 1,071 1,113 1,075 1,010 983 1,018

Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other

charges ..................................................... 482 478 465 447 423 433 434

Public and other transportation .................... 505 538 513 479 493 516 542

Health care ..................................................... 2,766 2,853 2,976 3,126 3,157 3,313 3,556

Health insurance .......................................... 1,465 1,545 1,653 1,785 1,831 1,922 2,061

Medical services ........................................... 670 709 727 736 722 768 839

Drugs ............................................................ 514 481 482 486 485 489 515

Medical supplies ........................................... 117 118 114 119 119 134 142

Entertainment ................................................. 2,377 2,698 2,835 2,693 2,504 2,572 2,605

Fees and admissions ................................... 606 658 616 628 581 594 614

Audio and visual equipment and services2 .. 908 987 1,036 975 954 977 979

Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground

equipment ................................................... 412 560 704 690 606 631 648

Other entertainment supplies, equipment,

and services ............................................... 451 493 479 400 364 370 363

Personal care products and services ............. 585 588 616 596 582 634 628

See footnotes at end of table.
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Reading .......................................................... 117 118 116 110 100 115 109

Education ....................................................... 888 945 1,046 1,068 1,074 1,051 1,207

Tobacco products and smoking supplies ....... 327 323 317 380 362 351 332

Miscellaneous ................................................. 846 808 840 816 849 775 829

Cash contributions .......................................... 1,869 1,821 1,737 1,723 1,633 1,721 1,913

Personal insurance and pensions .................. 5,270 5,336 5,605 5,471 5,373 5,424 5,591

Life and other personal insurance ................ 322 309 317 309 318 317 353

Pensions and Social Security ....................... 4,948 5,027 5,288 5,162 5,054 5,106 5,238

Sources of income and personal taxes:

Money income before taxes1 ......................... $60,533 $63,091 $63,563 $62,857 $62,481 $63,685 $65,596

Wages and salaries ...................................... 48,119 50,322 51,007 50,339 49,568 49,805 51,730

Self-employment income .............................. 3,607 3,445 3,219 2,673 2,820 3,269 2,917

Social Security, private and government

retirement ................................................... 6,139 6,379 6,577 6,837 7,173 7,648 8,021

Interest, dividends, rental income, other

property income .......................................... 1,486 1,746 1,509 1,460 1,182 1,281 1,358

Unemployment and workers’

compensation, veterans’ benefits ............... 207 216 225 432 634 579 428

Public assistance, supplemental security

income, food stamps .................................. 340 332 371 435 505 520 534

Regular contributions for support ................. 409 463 446 416 407 364 380

Other income ................................................ 225 189 208 266 192 218 229

Personal taxes (missing values not

imputed)1 ...................................................... 2,432 2,233 1,789 2,104 1,769 2,012 2,226

Federal income taxes ................................... 1,711 1,569 1,817 1,404 1,136 1,370 1,568

2008 Tax stimulus ........................................ n.a. n.a. -784 3-1 0 n.a. n.a.

State and local income taxes ....................... 519 468 542 524 482 505 526

Other taxes ................................................... 202 196 213 177 151 136 132

Income after taxes1 ........................................ 58,101 60,858 61,774 60,753 60,712 61,673 63,370

Addenda:

Net change in total assets and liabilities ........ - $7,053 - $2,520 - $4,072 - $5,416 - $4,458 - $1,826 - $5,092

Net change in total assets ............................ 11,120 10,647 7,349 6,448 5,503 6,836 5,073

Net change in total liabilities ......................... 18,173 13,167 11,421 11,864 9,960 8,662 10,165

Other financial information:

Other money receipts ................................... 613 626 519 514 555 729 712

Mortgage principal paid on owned property -2,080 -2,279 -2,295 -2,211 -2,013 -2,008 -1,935

Estimated market value of owned home ...... 183,212 182,336 169,794 157,630 155,083 151,165 149,574

Estimated monthly rental value of owned

home .......................................................... 873 898 877 856 849 849 869

Gifts of goods and services, total ................... 1,154 1,198 1,209 1,067 1,029 1,037 1,116

Food ............................................................. 117 93 97 96 89 84 104

Alcoholic beverages4 ................................... 17 11 14 9 14 17 12

Housing ........................................................ 264 225 229 202 199 194 191

Housekeeping supplies .............................. 28 30 31 31 25 25 29

Household textiles ...................................... 11 13 13 9 8 11 10

Appliances and miscellaneous

housewares .............................................. 25 21 21 15 22 18 18

Major appliances ...................................... 10 7 6 4 5 7 6

Small appliances and miscellaneous

housewares ............................................ 16 13 14 11 17 11 12

Miscellaneous household equipment ......... 49 55 57 41 47 45 48

Other housing ............................................. 150 106 106 106 97 96 86

Apparel and services .................................... 247 241 223 237 212 205 215

Males, 2 and over ....................................... 60 57 47 53 50 53 53

Females, 2 and over ................................... 83 87 79 86 73 77 86

Children under 2 ......................................... 52 45 50 48 47 22 20

Other apparel products and services ......... 52 52 47 49 42 52 56

Jewelry and watches ................................ 26 21 18 14 17 18 24

All other apparel products and services ... 26 31 29 35 25 34 32

Transportation .............................................. 70 109 99 86 85 90 111

Health care ................................................... 41 23 22 28 21 30 53

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Entertainment ............................................... 76 103 89 91 95 93 82

Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 24 35 29 34 38 26 28

Other entertainment ................................... 52 68 59 57 58 67 54

Personal care products and services4 ......... 16 18 12 12 13 15 16

Reading4 ...................................................... 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

Education ..................................................... 210 283 324 229 221 216 260

All other gifts4 ............................................... 94 93 99 76 80 91 71

1 Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only through 2003; (see glossary at

http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxgloss.htm). Beginning in 2004 income imputation was implemented. As a result, all consumer units are

considered to be complete income reporters.

2 Prior to 2005, the title of Audio and visual equipment and services was Televisions, radio, sound equipment.

3 Data are likely to have large sampling errors.

4 Prior to 2000, gifts of Alcoholic beverages, Personal care products and services, and Reading materials were included in "All other gifts".

n.a. Not applicable.

Note: All values have been rounded, and as a result some cell values have been rounded to zero. This is particularly evident in the characteristic

section. When data are not reported or are not applicable (i.e., missing values), tabulated cell values have been set to zero.

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