Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................................................ 130,001 23,316 28,049 49,854 28,782 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $73,573 $82,825 $69,520 $66,863 $81,651 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,098.20 3,647.08 2,000.25 1,325.78 2,278.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.49 4.40 2.88 1.98 2.79 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 63,606 70,309 60,689 58,749 69,430 

 SE................................................................................................ 767.93 2,664.01 1,471.61 1,010.30 1,223.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.21 3.79 2.42 1.72 1.76 

 Age of reference person ................................................................................................ 50.9 52.6 51.2 50.6 50.0 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 

 Children under 18 ................................................................................................ .6 .5 .6 .6 .7 

 Adults 65 and older ................................................................................................ .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

 Earners ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 

 Vehicles ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.7 2.1 1.9 2.1 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................................................ 47 48 48 47 48 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 52 52 53 52 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 60 67 64 59 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 36 34 39 35 37 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................................27 27 28 29 22 

 Renter ................................................................................................................................ 37 40 33 36 41 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American ................................................................................................ 13 13 12 19 4 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 87 88 81 96 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 14 12 6 14 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 86 88 94 86 78 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................................................ 3 3 3 3 4 

 High school (9-12) ................................................................................................ 30 31 31 32 23 

 College ................................................................................................ 67 66 66 65 72 

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

 At least one vehicle owned or leased ................................................................ 88 81 90 90 91 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $60,060 $64,016 $57,303 $54,815 $68,602 

 SE................................................................................................ 681.34 2,415.22 938.91 860.15 1,488.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.13 3.77 1.64 1.57 2.17 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7,729 8,059 7,249 7,117 8,982 

 Share ................................................................................................ 12.9 12.6 12.7 13.0 13.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 89.36 265.37 196.87 128.81 217.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.16 3.29 2.72 1.81 2.42 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,363 4,707 4,100 3,988 4,987 

 Share ................................................................................................ 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 50.10 143.74 123.81 74.79 137.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.15 3.05 3.02 1.88 2.75 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 564 629 530 516 628 

 Share ................................................................................................ .9 1.0 .9 .9 .9 

 SE................................................................................................ 9.42 18.67 21.02 16.86 19.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.67 2.97 3.96 3.27 3.11 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 176 191 166 154 212 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.52 9.32 8.02 5.14 8.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.00 4.87 4.83 3.33 4.16 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 388 438 364 362 415 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.68 12.81 14.50 14.96 14.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.98 2.93 3.98 4.13 3.45 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 944 1,027 838 906 1,045 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 12.89 31.85 38.08 19.16 36.47 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.37 3.10 4.54 2.12 3.49 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 253 273 227 245 278 

 Share ................................................................................................ .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.86 14.57 14.28 7.84 7.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.92 5.34 6.29 3.20 2.81 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 181 161 168 185 203 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.59 9.30 10.64 6.45 13.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.53 5.78 6.34 3.48 6.81 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 128 154 142 110 124 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.32 10.44 21.36 4.62 5.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.15 6.78 14.99 4.18 4.51 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 186 205 145 182 218 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.85 10.55 9.81 6.93 14.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.61 5.15 6.77 3.80 6.61 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 140 176 112 131 154 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.05 13.45 7.92 7.87 12.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.61 7.66 7.10 6.00 8.11 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 55 59 45 51 69 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 1.16 2.84 2.12 1.45 2.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.10 4.83 4.76 2.82 4.33 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 450 496 450 391 514 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.05 11.75 23.26 9.95 23.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.79 2.37 5.17 2.54 4.60 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 147 167 137 136 159 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.06 6.58 7.08 4.36 6.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.09 3.93 5.17 3.21 4.18 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 303 328 313 256 354 

 Share ................................................................................................ .5 .5 .5 .5 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 6.00 8.99 17.18 7.80 18.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.98 2.74 5.48 3.05 5.16 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 837 952 741 736 1,009 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 14.30 46.75 24.53 19.74 37.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.71 4.91 3.31 2.68 3.68 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 314 348 277 271 397 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.23 16.21 13.31 9.16 15.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.98 4.66 4.80 3.38 3.85 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 274 332 235 231 341 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.67 14.95 6.69 8.23 17.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.07 4.51 2.84 3.56 5.04 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 112 127 102 98 133 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.14 8.28 6.33 3.97 8.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.80 6.51 6.21 4.03 6.32 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 136 145 127 136 138 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.06 13.10 6.85 3.62 5.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.25 9.02 5.42 2.66 3.89 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,568 1,603 1,540 1,438 1,791 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.6 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 20.79 63.57 47.69 38.19 43.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.33 3.97 3.10 2.65 2.44 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 150 150 157 136 165 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.83 7.78 8.26 5.56 9.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.56 5.19 5.28 4.08 5.87 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 117 132 115 107 123 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.98 5.81 8.41 4.16 6.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.55 4.40 7.30 3.90 5.26 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 824 839 798 735 988 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 13.11 39.57 30.76 23.51 27.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.59 4.72 3.85 3.20 2.77 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 423 418 414 418 443 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.49 20.97 15.01 13.51 15.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.77 5.01 3.63 3.24 3.56 

 Food prepared by consumer unit on out-of-town trips 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 56 64 56 42 73 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.76 10.48 6.76 3.33 2.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.94 16.40 12.08 7.86 4.11 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,365 3,352 3,149 3,129 3,995 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.6 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 58.55 148.75 116.79 89.56 120.18 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.74 4.44 3.71 2.86 3.01 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 558 554 545 454 754 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 19.83 37.06 39.61 26.76 53.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.55 6.69 7.27 5.90 7.05 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 19,884 22,667 17,797 17,800 23,271 

 Share ................................................................................................ 33.1 35.4 31.1 32.5 33.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 231.74 896.27 410.32 265.50 293.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.17 3.95 2.31 1.49 1.26 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 11,895 14,503 9,868 10,155 14,772 

 Share ................................................................................................ 19.8 22.7 17.2 18.5 21.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 156.80 562.61 233.35 189.75 188.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.32 3.88 2.36 1.87 1.28 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,947 8,490 6,385 5,914 8,031 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.6 13.3 11.1 10.8 11.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 133.28 551.51 251.36 137.17 235.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.92 6.50 3.94 2.32 2.93 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,265 3,350 2,814 2,975 4,138 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.4 5.2 4.9 5.4 6.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 73.29 307.62 131.46 83.31 143.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.24 9.18 4.67 2.80 3.47 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,065 3,503 2,107 1,388 2,033 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.4 5.5 3.7 2.5 3.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 46.07 186.88 84.79 56.34 61.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.23 5.33 4.02 4.06 3.01 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,616 1,636 1,464 1,551 1,860 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 57.64 127.53 69.16 111.06 131.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.57 7.79 4.72 7.16 7.08 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,167 4,916 2,752 3,608 5,906 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.9 7.7 4.8 6.6 8.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 66.09 195.14 77.17 88.83 235.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.59 3.97 2.80 2.46 3.99 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 782 1,097 731 632 835 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 28.70 95.80 43.49 47.07 50.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.67 8.73 5.95 7.44 6.07 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,836 4,003 3,715 3,805 3,870 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.9 5.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 40.75 166.77 79.18 50.49 62.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.06 4.17 2.13 1.33 1.62 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 381 548 569 216 346 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .9 1.0 .4 .5 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.21 25.94 18.96 13.23 35.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.94 4.74 3.33 6.11 10.30 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,420 1,328 1,254 1,633 1,286 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.4 2.1 2.2 3.0 1.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 16.65 47.98 25.82 23.86 48.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.17 3.61 2.06 1.46 3.81 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 97 309 72 44 42 

 Share ................................................................................................ .2 .5 .1 .1 .1 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.73 41.90 8.73 4.83 14.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.00 13.58 12.04 11.08 34.23 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,356 1,407 1,304 1,329 1,410 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 17.36 63.87 28.16 20.71 37.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.28 4.54 2.16 1.56 2.64 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 238 338 225 223 194 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.24 15.40 8.86 10.02 9.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.20 4.56 3.94 4.49 5.02 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,118 1,069 1,080 1,106 1,216 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.0 1.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 16.54 51.23 25.29 23.71 35.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.48 4.79 2.34 2.14 2.94 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 583 412 515 584 786 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 .6 .9 1.1 1.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 13.79 52.81 25.40 20.98 19.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.37 12.83 4.93 3.59 2.46 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,412 1,451 1,303 1,354 1,586 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 38.05 90.62 79.94 52.52 103.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.70 6.24 6.13 3.88 6.54 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 439 462 448 442 406 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 27.13 45.20 63.55 50.97 55.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.18 9.78 14.18 11.52 13.54 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 973 989 855 911 1,179 

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

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other household expenses 

 SE................................................................................................ 21.61 56.20 34.45 24.99 67.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.22 5.68 4.03 2.74 5.69 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 755 735 716 701 900 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 23.58 40.36 42.88 28.96 76.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.12 5.49 5.99 4.13 8.45 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 177 165 173 179 188 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.08 14.32 7.33 9.46 11.14 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.87 8.69 4.24 5.27 5.93 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 428 415 411 378 537 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 20.66 28.43 37.64 17.33 73.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.83 6.84 9.16 4.58 13.65 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 150 155 131 143 175 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.83 16.55 6.56 17.39 12.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.23 10.67 4.99 12.15 7.13 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,987 1,974 2,195 1,784 2,143 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.3 3.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 58.55 180.13 163.49 72.83 105.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.95 9.12 7.45 4.08 4.91 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 114 95 123 117 116 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.78 12.19 19.52 18.67 10.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.70 12.81 15.92 16.00 8.93 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 515 587 551 470 501 

 Share ................................................................................................ .9 .9 1.0 .9 .7 

 SE................................................................................................ 26.06 105.03 45.03 32.90 30.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.06 17.88 8.18 6.99 6.15 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 30 30 62 16 26 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.50 7.39 33.71 2.57 4.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 24.65 24.55 54.62 16.42 19.09 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 280 266 283 264 317 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.93 13.94 37.98 17.04 22.79 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.26 5.24 13.43 6.45 7.19 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 131 107 146 116 159 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.63 12.85 22.27 12.37 12.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.84 11.99 15.28 10.62 7.92 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 916 889 1,031 801 1,023 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 38.04 92.80 114.23 41.72 86.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.15 10.44 11.08 5.21 8.46 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,833 1,951 1,717 1,675 2,121 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 56.45 150.01 114.65 71.69 125.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.08 7.69 6.68 4.28 5.91 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 442 514 420 394 489 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 16.38 46.64 35.00 25.23 24.92 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.70 9.07 8.33 6.40 5.10 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 342 384 323 309 385 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 

 SE................................................................................................ 15.35 39.63 34.38 22.78 24.55 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Men, 16 and over 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.48 10.31 10.66 7.36 6.38 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 100 130 98 85 104 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.31 17.76 12.42 6.76 9.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.32 13.70 12.71 7.99 9.59 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 694 693 647 621 865 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 24.30 53.45 45.60 26.49 67.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.50 7.71 7.05 4.27 7.86 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 580 595 540 502 738 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 .9 .9 .9 1.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 23.07 49.32 45.59 23.42 66.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.98 8.29 8.44 4.67 9.03 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 114 98 107 119 126 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.60 13.36 10.66 11.60 13.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.78 13.64 9.98 9.76 10.32 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 77 70 71 80 82 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.43 14.00 11.81 11.57 13.81 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.39 20.14 16.55 14.51 16.79 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 379 397 364 352 425 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 

 SE................................................................................................ 20.56 62.20 42.84 24.33 43.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.43 15.68 11.78 6.90 10.30 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 241 278 214 228 260 

 Share ................................................................................................ .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 

 SE................................................................................................ 12.92 34.13 25.21 20.79 27.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.36 12.28 11.77 9.11 10.54 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,576 8,867 9,548 9,347 10,570 

 Share ................................................................................................ 15.9 13.9 16.7 17.1 15.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 198.51 417.82 440.11 309.89 433.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.07 4.71 4.61 3.32 4.10 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,054 3,210 3,843 4,241 4,619 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.7 5.0 6.7 7.7 6.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 146.09 364.84 190.42 233.41 376.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.60 11.37 4.95 5.50 8.15 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,900 1,668 1,512 2,065 2,179 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.2 2.6 2.6 3.8 3.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 109.72 170.42 190.70 217.65 226.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.78 10.22 12.62 10.54 10.39 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,101 1,507 2,271 2,139 2,351 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.5 2.4 4.0 3.9 3.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 112.42 263.54 200.33 151.24 319.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.35 17.49 8.82 7.07 13.58 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 53 35 61 37 88 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.62 25.29 23.81 14.17 18.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 18.09 71.50 38.98 38.59 21.06 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,968 1,739 1,920 1,953 2,228 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.3 2.7 3.4 3.6 3.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 25.67 71.99 39.43 45.91 52.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.30 4.14 2.05 2.35 2.34 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,842 2,878 3,172 2,625 2,863 

 Share ................................................................................................ 4.7 4.5 5.5 4.8 4.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 90.56 120.80 340.53 104.41 82.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.19 4.20 10.74 3.98 2.87 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 220 185 223 240 212 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.64 16.13 8.29 10.25 11.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.56 8.70 3.71 4.28 5.48 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 954 891 1,178 813 1,028 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.4 2.1 1.5 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 82.24 47.46 360.88 43.94 29.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.62 5.33 30.63 5.41 2.88 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 967 801 930 1,119 876 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.3 1.6 2.0 1.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 51.16 105.06 143.70 88.88 77.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.29 13.12 15.45 7.95 8.84 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 700 1,001 840 454 747 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.2 1.6 1.5 .8 1.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 19.71 73.85 36.90 27.75 27.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.81 7.38 4.39 6.11 3.70 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 712 1,040 613 529 860 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.2 1.6 1.1 1.0 1.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 21.82 48.94 41.02 36.47 40.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.06 4.70 6.69 6.90 4.75 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,928 5,126 5,262 4,669 4,892 

 Share ................................................................................................ 8.2 8.0 9.2 8.5 7.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 72.31 197.25 166.89 100.22 176.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.47 3.85 3.17 2.15 3.61 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,414 3,582 3,607 3,299 3,291 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.7 5.6 6.3 6.0 4.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 42.57 112.05 124.66 68.26 83.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.25 3.13 3.46 2.07 2.55 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 872 884 961 742 1,000 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 32.45 73.56 68.91 44.45 81.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.72 8.32 7.17 5.99 8.11 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 486 495 513 491 442 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 12.47 39.48 26.13 22.10 22.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.57 7.98 5.09 4.50 5.15 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 156 165 181 137 159 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.69 16.14 12.43 15.23 11.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.92 9.79 6.88 11.10 7.08 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,203 3,133 3,341 2,832 3,763 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.3 4.9 5.8 5.2 5.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 108.24 341.01 254.02 138.14 189.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.38 10.89 7.60 4.88 5.05 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 750 925 708 610 890 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 32.66 133.52 44.55 44.25 48.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.35 14.44 6.29 7.25 5.47 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 985 1,000 960 967 1,031 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 20.54 60.19 49.56 23.59 48.98 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.08 6.02 5.16 2.44 4.75 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 869 845 994 737 990 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 66.18 125.83 254.14 63.44 62.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.62 14.89 25.56 8.61 6.27 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 710 674 833 603 801 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 64.97 128.38 248.71 58.21 67.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.15 19.05 29.84 9.66 8.38 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 159 171 161 134 189 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 10.28 27.16 26.06 12.24 20.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.47 15.86 16.20 9.12 11.04 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 599 363 678 518 852 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 .6 1.2 .9 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 62.75 98.43 140.49 93.30 163.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.48 27.12 20.72 18.00 19.26 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 762 741 788 689 879 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 15.24 33.42 36.57 18.49 45.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.00 4.51 4.64 2.68 5.17 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 110 123 110 98 120 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.45 10.92 5.15 10.99 12.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.95 8.84 4.69 11.19 10.75 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,491 2,341 1,287 1,156 1,581 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.5 3.7 2.2 2.1 2.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 92.85 365.16 139.09 121.99 146.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.23 15.60 10.81 10.55 9.27 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 332 357 384 336 255 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .6 .7 .6 .4 

 SE................................................................................................ 10.61 30.10 24.65 14.53 24.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.19 8.43 6.42 4.32 9.54 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,010 1,176 859 846 1,305 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 67.75 160.09 62.15 118.12 171.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.71 13.62 7.23 13.95 13.15 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,873 1,523 1,855 1,828 2,251 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.1 2.4 3.2 3.3 3.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 95.94 113.90 209.98 102.03 328.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.12 7.48 11.32 5.58 14.58 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,771 7,399 6,562 5,968 7,858 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.3 11.6 11.5 10.9 11.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 144.47 403.89 403.44 151.48 277.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.13 5.46 6.15 2.54 3.53 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 418 489 443 408 351 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.72 29.20 26.15 14.48 27.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.81 5.97 5.91 3.54 7.91 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,353 6,910 6,119 5,559 7,507 

 Share ................................................................................................ 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.1 10.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 139.67 378.97 395.53 148.17 272.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.20 5.48 6.46 2.67 3.63 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $73,573 $82,825 $69,520 $66,863 $81,651 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,098.20 3,647.08 2,000.25 1,325.78 2,278.89 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.49 4.40 2.88 1.98 2.79 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 57,590 65,174 53,639 52,831 63,538 

 Share ................................................................................................ 78.3 78.7 77.2 79.0 77.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 980.51 3,023.65 2,234.87 1,151.81 2,043.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.70 4.64 4.17 2.18 3.22 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,506 4,893 4,268 4,045 5,224 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.1 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 245.12 661.50 529.16 360.84 600.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.44 13.52 12.40 8.92 11.50 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 8,300 9,212 8,709 7,804 8,021 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.3 11.1 12.5 11.7 9.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 179.20 631.16 539.43 301.23 485.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.16 6.85 6.19 3.86 6.06 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,910 2,027 1,705 1,115 3,390 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.6 2.4 2.5 1.7 4.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 258.29 292.52 281.67 99.18 1,045.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.53 14.43 16.52 8.90 30.85 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 460 616 384 424 470 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 23.13 71.03 40.13 35.01 50.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.03 11.54 10.45 8.25 10.69 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 457 357 493 383 631 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .4 .7 .6 .8 

 SE................................................................................................ 38.03 77.47 92.22 54.41 86.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.32 21.69 18.72 14.19 13.70 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 351 546 322 261 377 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 37.46 154.04 50.30 43.34 55.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.68 28.19 15.63 16.61 14.66 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,967 12,516 8,831 8,114 12,221 

 Share ................................................................................................ 13.5 15.1 12.7 12.1 15.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 483.84 1,032.64 588.04 395.97 1,831.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.85 8.25 6.66 4.88 14.99 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7,819 9,570 6,797 6,587 9,530 

 Share ................................................................................................ 10.6 11.6 9.8 9.9 11.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 370.92 793.88 490.57 321.48 1,389.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.74 8.30 7.22 4.88 14.58 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,098 2,893 1,975 1,459 2,679 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.9 3.5 2.8 2.2 3.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 126.95 241.21 112.22 151.19 454.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.05 8.34 5.68 10.36 16.96 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 51 53 59 68 11 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.40 31.92 17.02 7.51 2.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 14.61 60.59 28.91 11.08 21.51 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 63,606 70,309 60,689 58,749 69,430 

 Share ................................................................................................ 86.5 84.9 87.3 87.9 85.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 767.93 2,664.01 1,471.61 1,010.30 1,223.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.21 3.79 2.42 1.72 1.76 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $14,049 $16,691 $17,143 $10,199 $15,562 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,593.57 2,786.79 4,810.20 2,199.61 2,594.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.34 16.70 28.06 21.57 16.67 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 23,805 27,537 23,527 18,487 30,262 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,586.57 2,897.96 4,418.23 2,226.67 3,012.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.66 10.52 18.78 12.04 9.96 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,756 10,846 6,384 8,289 14,699 

 SE................................................................................................ 960.64 3,672.49 1,266.16 1,310.91 1,388.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.85 33.86 19.83 15.82 9.44 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,156 1,121 1,010 502 2,459 

 SE................................................................................................ 463.53 405.54 215.79 170.40 2,033.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 40.10 36.18 21.36 33.95 82.70 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................................................ -1,839 -2,114 -1,906 -1,568 -2,023 

 SE................................................................................................ 42.83 157.30 63.67 66.73 85.51 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ -2.33 -7.44 -3.34 -4.26 -4.23 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 186,064 208,191 133,400 141,452 296,730 

 SE................................................................................................ 3,585.18 7,717.97 3,600.93 4,392.88 15,273.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.93 3.71 2.70 3.11 5.15 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,017 1,149 864 900 1,261 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.48 24.31 23.48 19.13 41.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.13 2.12 2.72 2.13 3.26 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,229 1,383 1,334 1,022 1,357 

 SE................................................................................................ 49.08 77.77 88.56 67.41 148.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.99 5.62 6.64 6.60 10.95 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 88 77 115 84 76 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.39 10.87 9.01 19.21 10.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.57 14.08 7.83 22.89 13.82 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 14 19 15 7 22 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.64 3.86 3.61 1.98 5.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.54 20.72 24.43 28.41 24.04 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 233 195 243 223 272 

 SE................................................................................................ 13.92 17.49 15.74 18.71 49.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.97 8.98 6.49 8.37 18.19 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 33 28 33 27 49 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.74 6.59 4.35 4.40 19.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 14.20 23.74 13.09 16.40 39.35 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7 5 12 5 6 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.26 2.25 4.70 1.19 1.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 19.16 47.67 40.30 22.90 26.44 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 20 17 22 23 16 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.65 5.36 6.44 4.75 3.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.13 31.34 29.58 20.59 24.52 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7 9 5 10 5 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.14 3.31 1.52 1.89 2.44 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 15.55 37.83 33.30 19.74 49.36 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 13 8 17 13 11 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.20 3.04 5.80 4.10 2.48 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 17.08 36.34 33.72 30.36 21.91 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 53 52 59 51 52 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.26 17.29 10.62 6.48 11.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.87 33.37 17.87 12.63 21.33 

See footnotes at end of table. 
Table 1800. Region of residence: Annual expenditure means, shares, standard errors, and coefficients of variation, 

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2017 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 120 93 117 117 149 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.53 13.64 8.46 16.45 40.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.63 14.61 7.26 14.05 27.07 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 203 206 224 173 232 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.87 24.69 27.33 16.06 29.57 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.85 11.96 12.23 9.31 12.74 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 56 57 71 43 60 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.07 10.62 15.14 6.47 12.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.14 18.69 21.20 14.92 20.14 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 73 76 79 64 80 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.82 10.79 14.54 8.65 12.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.94 14.18 18.33 13.43 14.98 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 32 27 30 27 45 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.42 3.77 9.48 4.52 8.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.83 13.94 31.91 16.69 20.00 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 43 46 43 38 48 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.96 10.55 7.23 7.80 14.73 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.63 22.71 16.79 20.68 30.96 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9 14 8 9 3 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.74 4.39 1.73 3.81 1.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 20.44 31.72 20.55 42.03 37.05 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 34 33 35 29 44 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.19 6.73 6.49 6.16 14.66 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 12.26 20.65 18.72 21.49 33.18 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 141 111 138 123 201 

 SE................................................................................................ 19.82 42.89 33.22 29.48 56.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 14.02 38.64 24.04 24.01 28.02 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 21 22 19 21 21 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.29 4.80 5.58 7.13 5.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 15.85 21.82 29.92 33.87 23.55 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 98 95 122 77 113 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.18 16.48 25.73 9.85 15.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.32 17.29 21.02 12.74 13.89 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 39 45 56 26 41 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.11 14.07 16.06 4.63 8.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.01 31.17 28.72 18.06 21.13 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 59 50 67 52 72 

 SE................................................................................................ 6.06 13.41 18.96 7.57 10.19 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.24 26.72 28.50 14.67 14.15 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 12 7 13 14 12 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.15 2.86 3.45 3.68 6.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 17.97 39.70 26.37 26.53 54.63 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3 2 3 3 3 

 SE................................................................................................ .44 .74 .80 .89 .73 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 16.48 31.92 29.37 30.82 28.97 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 314 543 346 229 245 

 SE................................................................................................ 34.37 100.60 57.08 36.96 93.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.95 18.54 16.52 16.15 38.09 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 102 105 97 68 160 

 SE................................................................................................ 12.31 29.38 15.77 10.64 43.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 12.12 27.95 16.23 15.55 26.99 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2018