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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Number of consumer units (in thousands) ................................................................ 131,439 23,357 28,305 50,576 29,201 

Consumer unit characteristics: 

 Income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $78,635 $92,753 $73,695 $71,732 $84,088 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,412.01 6,672.56 2,260.40 1,683.08 2,089.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.80 7.19 3.07 2.35 2.48 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 67,241 76,722 63,614 62,261 71,798 

 SE................................................................................................ 996.40 4,662.18 1,791.13 1,226.79 1,658.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.48 6.08 2.82 1.97 2.31 

 Age of reference person ................................................................................................ 511 52.6 51.3 51.1 49.8 

 Average number in consumer unit: 

 People ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.6 

 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 1.6 2.1 1.9 2.0 

Percent distribution: 

 Reference person: 

 Men ................................................................................................................................ 47 47 47 46 49 

 Women ................................................................................................ 53 53 53 54 51 

 Housing tenure: 

 Homeowner ................................................................................................ 63 61 67 66 58 

 With mortgage ................................................................................................ 37 34 40 37 37 

 Without mortgage ................................................................................................26 27 27 29 21 

 Renter ................................................................................................................................ 37 39 33 34 42 

 Race of reference person: 

 Black or African-American................................................................................................ 13 13 11 19 5 

 White, Asian, and all other races ................................................................ 87 87 89 81 95 

 Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person: 

 Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 13 11 6 14 22 

 Not Hispanic or Latino ................................................................................................ 87 89 94 86 78 

 Education of reference person: 

 Elementary (1-8)................................................................................................ 3 2 3 3 5 

 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 80 90 90 90 

Average annual expenditures 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $61,224 $66,076 $58,241 $56,667 $68,113 

 SE................................................................................................ 775.65 2,724.07 1,380.45 1,290.25 1,719.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.27 4.12 2.37 2.28 2.52 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7,923 8,401 7,511 7,351 8,913 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 107.65 273.02 169.91 215.32 236.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.36 3.25 2.26 2.93 2.65 

 Food at home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,464 4,845 4,255 4,127 4,938 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 63.69 185.28 105.33 119.15 176.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.43 3.82 2.48 2.89 3.58 

 Cereals and bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 569 662 534 523 609 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.22 27.28 16.18 20.47 34.05 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.97 4.12 3.03 3.92 5.59 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 178 197 166 163 199 

 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, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Cereals and cereal products 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.91 10.78 6.39 6.72 9.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.20 5.47 3.85 4.13 5.02 

 Bakery products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 392 465 368 360 411 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.65 20.94 13.67 15.71 26.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.21 4.50 3.72 4.36 6.42 

 Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 961 1,063 892 926 1,004 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 16.73 53.33 30.70 26.80 33.37 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.74 5.02 3.44 2.89 3.33 

 Beef 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 253 245 254 251 264 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.78 14.63 19.21 13.04 17.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.46 5.97 7.56 5.20 6.71 

 Pork 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 180 161 179 186 186 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.12 10.60 8.43 10.09 12.43 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.84 6.60 4.70 5.43 6.70 

 Other meats 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 129 157 131 120 123 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.93 11.72 4.99 6.94 9.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.04 7.47 3.80 5.81 7.34 

 Poultry 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 180 212 149 177 191 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.32 15.54 6.03 8.00 7.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.39 7.35 4.06 4.52 3.89 

 Fish and seafood 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 154 226 128 133 156 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.93 23.29 14.51 6.55 6.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.86 10.28 11.32 4.91 4.10 

 Eggs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 64 63 51 60 84 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 1.64 4.54 1.49 2.63 5.35 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.56 7.21 2.94 4.41 6.36 

 Dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 449 509 450 385 512 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.84 14.24 13.76 12.54 24.83 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.75 2.80 3.06 3.26 4.85 

 Fresh milk and cream 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 147 164 143 126 171 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.84 4.84 6.22 4.18 7.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.94 2.95 4.35 3.31 4.40 

 Other dairy products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 303 345 307 259 341 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 5.99 11.87 11.64 9.51 18.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.98 3.44 3.80 3.67 5.32 

 Fruits and vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 858 987 772 769 988 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 17.30 45.49 25.61 31.43 47.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.02 4.61 3.32 4.09 4.83 

 Fresh fruits 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 318 376 291 274 372 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.62 19.14 11.74 11.95 16.16 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.08 5.10 4.03 4.37 4.34 

 Fresh vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 283 338 246 247 334 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.67 19.38 10.76 12.06 23.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.71 5.73 4.38 4.88 7.15 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Processed fruits 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 114 125 97 107 134 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.07 8.73 3.85 5.56 7.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.70 7.01 3.99 5.19 5.50 

 Processed vegetables 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 144 148 139 142 148 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.60 9.77 5.62 7.01 6.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.51 6.58 4.06 4.95 4.69 

 Other food at home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,627 1,624 1,607 1,524 1,825 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.7 2.5 2.8 2.7 2.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 23.07 64.19 46.40 45.01 63.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.42 3.95 2.89 2.95 3.50 

 Sugar and other sweets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 151 171 148 133 167 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.93 12.26 7.98 5.77 9.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.61 7.16 5.40 4.34 5.56 

 Fats and oils 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 118 123 112 118 120 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 3.41 10.86 4.60 5.57 8.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.90 8.83 4.13 4.73 6.89 

 Miscellaneous foods 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 865 850 876 783 1,007 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 13.52 46.88 24.63 23.50 38.72 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.56 5.52 2.81 3.00 3.85 

 Nonalcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 438 420 415 442 466 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 8.28 13.14 19.87 14.65 21.74 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.89 3.13 4.79 3.32 4.67 

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

 Mean ................................................................................................ 56 59 57 49 66 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.62 8.09 4.50 4.35 4.45 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.64 13.67 7.83 8.87 6.75 

 Food away from home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,459 3,557 3,255 3,224 3,975 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 62.38 130.65 115.26 120.23 112.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.80 3.67 3.54 3.73 2.82 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 583 647 606 500 653 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 18.53 51.67 44.47 28.59 35.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.18 7.99 7.33 5.72 5.42 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 20,091 23,646 17,850 18,116 22,840 

 Share ................................................................................................ 32.8 35.8 30.6 32.0 33.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 251.42 1,081.67 423.47 304.65 488.33 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.25 4.57 2.37 1.68 2.14 

 Shelter 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 11,747 14,531 9,935 10,058 14,204 

 Share ................................................................................................ 19.2 22.0 17.1 17.7 20.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 174.04 682.58 303.75 180.82 447.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.48 4.70 3.06 1.80 3.15 

 Owned dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,678 8,510 6,206 5,822 7,152 

 Share ................................................................................................ 10.9 12.9 10.7 10.3 10.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 136.48 543.69 277.11 159.43 339.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.04 6.39 4.47 2.74 4.75 

 Mortgage interest and charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,775 2,850 2,318 2,571 3,512 

 Share ................................................................................................ 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.5 5.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 56.94 161.49 86.47 89.59 181.84 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.05 5.67 3.73 3.48 5.18 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Property taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,200 3,836 2,177 1,559 2,024 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.6 5.8 3.7 2.8 3.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 53.01 257.54 114.30 54.97 66.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.41 6.71 5.25 3.53 3.31 

 Maintenance, repairs, insurance, other expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,703 1,824 1,711 1,692 1,617 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 2.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 76.53 218.52 200.36 101.51 140.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.49 11.98 11.71 6.00 8.67 

 Rented dwellings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,249 5,020 2,965 3,513 6,151 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.9 7.6 5.1 6.2 9.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 66.68 173.56 120.13 73.59 279.97 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.57 3.46 4.05 2.10 4.55 

 Other lodging 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 821 1,001 764 723 901 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 28.01 69.07 50.91 34.63 94.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.41 6.90 6.66 4.79 10.50 

 Utilities, fuels, and public services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,049 4,258 3,936 4,069 3,955 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.2 5.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 34.41 163.24 57.58 52.78 48.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ .85 3.83 1.46 1.30 1.22 

 Natural gas 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 410 612 580 264 337 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 11.04 31.37 22.52 16.45 20.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.69 5.13 3.89 6.23 6.16 

 Electricity 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,496 1,378 1,366 1,722 1,325 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.4 2.1 2.3 3.0 1.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 18.13 57.66 37.24 24.60 47.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.21 4.18 2.73 1.43 3.61 

 Fuel oil and other fuels 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 121 406 92 55 38 

 Share ................................................................................................ .2 .6 .2 .1 .1 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.66 44.96 14.13 4.74 11.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.13 11.07 15.40 8.62 30.46 

 Telephone services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,407 1,437 1,347 1,402 1,451 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 14.67 46.78 34.97 24.63 18.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.04 3.26 2.60 1.76 1.30 

 Residential phone service, VOIP, and phone cards 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 220 306 209 211 175 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.50 18.20 8.36 12.83 14.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.96 5.94 4.00 6.09 7.99 

 Cellular phone service 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,188 1,130 1,138 1,191 1,276 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.1 1.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 15.50 37.94 33.38 29.26 17.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.31 3.36 2.93 2.46 1.41 

 Water and other public services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 614 425 551 626 804 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 .6 .9 1.1 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 14.38 58.81 20.09 24.04 19.25 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.34 13.84 3.64 3.84 2.39 

 Household operations 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,522 1,732 1,349 1,403 1,728 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 36.26 117.88 72.13 56.17 86.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.38 6.80 5.35 4.00 5.03 

 Personal services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 472 588 473 385 529 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 28.03 92.08 58.94 36.79 71.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.94 15.66 12.45 9.55 13.53 

 Other household expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,050 1,144 875 1,018 1,200 

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

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other household expenses 

 SE................................................................................................ 21.47 80.99 22.51 36.05 35.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.04 7.08 2.57 3.54 2.97 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 747 762 699 750 777 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 22.86 37.14 42.63 49.79 41.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.06 4.88 6.10 6.64 5.32 

 Laundry and cleaning supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 184 190 172 188 183 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.24 17.40 12.71 21.25 12.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.03 9.16 7.38 11.31 6.62 

 Other household products 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 431 444 414 438 426 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 15.95 23.73 30.15 34.15 28.60 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.70 5.34 7.27 7.80 6.70 

 Postage and stationery 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 132 127 112 124 168 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.36 17.73 10.82 13.38 19.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.57 13.92 9.62 10.79 11.53 

 Household furnishings and equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,025 2,364 1,931 1,836 2,175 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 83.03 373.03 114.06 81.12 129.13 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.10 15.78 5.91 4.42 5.94 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 111 122 94 119 104 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.38 14.04 9.61 12.19 10.61 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.75 11.48 10.21 10.21 10.20 

 Furniture 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 518 565 501 484 559 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 23.53 75.41 36.54 37.94 45.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.54 13.36 7.29 7.85 8.11 

 Floor coverings 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 25 36 22 23 25 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 2.51 8.14 5.02 3.42 4.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.90 22.61 22.91 15.18 19.15 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 304 343 272 294 319 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 16.72 61.01 34.77 22.78 29.07 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.51 17.79 12.77 7.74 9.10 

 Small appliances, miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 118 127 118 114 121 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.07 28.63 10.91 8.54 11.40 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.97 22.63 9.27 7.52 9.42 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 948 1,172 924 802 1,047 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 74.14 353.22 95.14 51.28 111.15 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.82 30.15 10.30 6.39 10.62 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,866 2,137 1,872 1,664 1,998 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.0 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 51.41 66.31 97.52 111.02 90.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.75 3.10 5.21 6.67 4.55 

 Men and boys 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 420 478 403 362 491 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 19.61 37.09 47.73 38.35 36.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.67 7.77 11.85 10.59 7.47 

 Men, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 337 388 316 288 399 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 18.60 40.27 44.97 35.27 33.57 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Men, 16 and over 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.52 10.37 14.22 12.24 8.41 

 Boys, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 83 89 87 74 92 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 4.22 12.15 7.56 7.89 9.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.07 13.58 8.74 10.70 10.56 

 Women and girls 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 755 827 794 705 748 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 25.60 58.23 43.39 45.75 58.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.39 7.04 5.47 6.49 7.75 

 Women, 16 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 638 711 651 598 638 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 22.36 48.24 31.32 42.72 49.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.51 6.78 4.81 7.15 7.70 

 Girls, 2 to 15 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 117 116 143 107 111 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.09 15.88 29.63 14.18 12.80 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.76 13.67 20.72 13.22 11.55 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 78 77 74 74 91 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.01 11.17 7.22 14.70 12.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.98 14.56 9.81 19.93 13.63 

 Footwear 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 392 468 400 347 400 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 16.88 49.09 22.53 32.29 19.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.31 10.49 5.63 9.31 4.80 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 222 287 202 176 267 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 13.27 44.75 25.53 16.81 29.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.98 15.58 12.66 9.55 10.94 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,761 9,324 9,279 9,789 10,530 

 Share ................................................................................................ 15.9 14.1 15.9 17.3 15.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 226.33 522.68 358.96 406.41 523.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.32 5.61 3.87 4.15 4.97 

 Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,975 3,199 3,673 4,376 4,193 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.5 4.8 6.3 7.7 6.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 186.52 325.41 280.07 324.77 475.46 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.69 10.17 7.63 7.42 11.34 

 Cars and trucks, new 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,825 1,404 1,555 2,150 1,862 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.0 2.1 2.7 3.8 2.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 124.23 156.22 166.03 254.63 264.96 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.81 11.13 10.67 11.84 14.23 

 Cars and trucks, used 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,084 1,752 2,076 2,142 2,257 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.4 2.7 3.6 3.8 3.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 111.39 266.08 196.53 143.80 324.77 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.35 15.19 9.47 6.71 14.39 

 Other vehicles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 66 44 41 84 74 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 12.29 29.93 24.53 19.27 30.54 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 18.77 68.55 59.72 22.87 41.17 

 Gasoline, other fuels, and motor oil 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,109 1,855 2,051 2,115 2,357 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.4 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 23.33 80.68 65.91 34.18 36.76 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.11 4.35 3.21 1.62 1.56 

 Other vehicle expenses 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,859 3,144 2,819 2,670 2,998 

 Share ................................................................................................ 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 64.92 182.21 95.31 128.10 142.22 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.27 5.80 3.38 4.80 4.74 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Vehicle finance charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 222 164 225 259 201 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.70 17.23 14.31 12.87 11.20 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.02 10.48 6.37 4.98 5.57 

 Maintenance and repairs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 890 847 922 854 956 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.5 1.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 19.99 49.49 37.94 35.61 35.29 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.25 5.85 4.12 4.17 3.69 

 Vehicle insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 976 992 913 1,023 942 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 53.42 142.17 79.75 97.47 114.71 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.47 14.33 8.73 9.53 12.17 

 Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 772 1,140 759 535 898 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.7 1.3 .9 1.3 

 SE................................................................................................ 22.58 75.77 41.39 36.96 34.12 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.93 6.65 5.45 6.91 3.80 

 Public and other transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 818 1,125 737 629 981 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 27.10 76.34 82.40 32.97 50.87 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.31 6.78 11.18 5.24 5.19 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4,968 4,992 5,247 4,846 4,892 

 Share ................................................................................................ 8.1 7.6 9.0 8.6 7.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 72.42 189.59 216.89 95.04 229.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.46 3.80 4.13 1.96 4.69 

 Health insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,405 3,574 3,506 3,409 3,164 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.6 5.4 6.0 6.0 4.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 49.65 119.27 163.68 72.65 119.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.46 3.34 4.67 2.13 3.78 

 Medical services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 909 831 990 816 1,053 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 30.52 53.35 75.36 50.38 85.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.36 6.42 7.62 6.18 8.10 

 Drugs 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 483 406 541 481 494 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 12.48 25.98 20.67 20.06 39.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.58 6.40 3.82 4.17 7.95 

 Medical supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 172 182 211 140 180 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 7.88 21.46 11.70 13.91 14.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.59 11.78 5.56 9.90 7.96 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 3,226 3,117 3,630 2,778 3,696 

 Share ................................................................................................ 5.3 4.7 6.2 4.9 5.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 96.38 210.89 241.83 141.35 230.17 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.99 6.76 6.66 5.09 6.23 

 Fees and admissions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 766 922 708 648 901 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 31.33 104.72 28.29 50.92 67.42 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.09 11.35 4.00 7.86 7.48 

 Audio and visual equipment and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,030 1,081 1,031 996 1,044 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 17.58 60.20 32.05 23.49 47.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.71 5.57 3.11 2.36 4.54 

 Pets, toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 816 742 925 731 920 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.3 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 42.99 95.91 121.33 47.28 85.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.27 12.92 13.12 6.47 9.24 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Pets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 662 590 725 605 760 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.1 .9 1.2 1.1 1.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 43.19 95.04 119.74 46.95 91.62 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.52 16.11 16.52 7.77 12.06 

 Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 154 152 200 126 160 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 9.04 19.88 25.26 14.16 18.99 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.87 13.05 12.62 11.24 11.89 

 Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 614 372 966 403 831 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.0 .6 1.7 .7 1.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 95.39 71.70 342.90 88.04 200.27 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 15.54 19.26 35.51 21.85 24.09 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 768 776 739 734 848 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 18.96 39.86 46.56 36.70 24.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.47 5.14 6.30 5.00 2.86 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 108 139 126 81 114 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 6.57 19.06 10.86 9.00 15.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.08 13.76 8.59 11.16 13.63 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,407 2,103 1,189 1,176 1,462 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.3 3.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 86.08 328.85 106.04 126.63 155.50 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.12 15.64 8.92 10.77 10.63 

 Tobacco products and smoking supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 347 345 416 355 267 

 Share ................................................................................................ .6 .5 .7 .6 .4 

 SE................................................................................................ 13.89 27.04 27.89 27.36 28.00 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.01 7.84 6.70 7.71 10.50 

 Miscellaneous 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 993 1,086 926 926 1,099 

 Share ................................................................................................ 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 58.29 87.79 76.67 126.12 110.10 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.87 8.08 8.28 13.62 10.02 

 Cash contributions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,888 1,587 1,830 1,693 2,520 

 Share ................................................................................................ 3.1 2.4 3.1 3.0 3.7 

 SE................................................................................................ 90.75 196.94 105.77 115.67 314.91 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.81 12.41 5.78 6.83 12.49 

 Personal insurance and pensions 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 7,296 7,775 7,019 6,660 8,281 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.9 11.8 12.1 11.8 12.2 

 SE................................................................................................ 161.31 533.45 329.05 203.26 423.53 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.21 6.86 4.69 3.05 5.11 

 Life and other personal insurance 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 465 526 495 458 399 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 21.30 67.86 40.19 34.30 36.64 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.58 12.89 8.12 7.49 9.19 

 Pensions and Social Security 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 6,831 7,248 6,524 6,202 7,882 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.2 11.0 11.2 10.9 11.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 153.96 500.81 294.56 191.69 430.26 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.25 6.91 4.51 3.09 5.46 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $78,635 $92,753 $73,695 $71,732 $84,088 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,412.01 6,672.56 2,260.40 1,683.08 2,089.30 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Sources of income and personal taxes: 

 Money income before taxes 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.80 7.19 3.07 2.35 2.48 

 Wages and salaries 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 61,557 73,099 56,849 56,340 65,923 

 Share ................................................................................................ 78.3 78.8 77.1 78.5 78.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,071.54 4,963.22 1,750.30 1,604.41 1,696.04 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.74 6.79 3.08 2.85 2.57 

 Self-employment income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 5,232 7,096 4,560 4,407 5,822 

 Share ................................................................................................ 6.7 7.7 6.2 6.1 6.9 

 SE................................................................................................ 350.75 1,301.45 792.14 381.46 498.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 6.70 18.34 17.37 8.66 8.57 

 Social Security, private and government retirement 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 8,664 9,039 8,683 8,630 8,407 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.0 9.7 11.8 12.0 10.0 

 SE................................................................................................ 166.48 777.42 304.75 329.09 403.82 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.92 8.60 3.51 3.81 4.80 

 Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,941 2,194 2,376 1,330 2,377 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.5 2.4 3.2 1.9 2.8 

 SE................................................................................................ 162.52 527.24 485.69 146.29 205.32 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.37 24.03 20.45 11.00 8.64 

 Public assistance, Supplemental Security Income, 

 Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 450 491 463 407 481 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 20.41 49.30 53.89 26.48 57.01 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.53 10.04 11.64 6.51 11.85 

 Unemployment and workers' compensation, veterans' 

 benefits, and regular contributions for support 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 477 540 420 398 618 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 34.99 76.50 50.34 46.73 110.39 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.34 14.17 12.00 11.74 17.87 

 Other income 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 314 294 345 221 461 

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

 SE................................................................................................ 29.74 60.41 49.03 40.18 86.55 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.48 20.53 14.21 18.22 18.78 

 Personal taxes (contains some imputed values) 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 11,394 16,031 10,081 9,471 12,290 

 Share ................................................................................................ 14.5 17.3 13.7 13.2 14.6 

 SE................................................................................................ 448.15 2,136.07 507.48 523.58 507.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.93 13.32 5.03 5.53 4.13 

 Federal income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,032 12,447 7,714 7,808 9,697 

 Share ................................................................................................ 11.5 13.4 10.5 10.9 11.5 

 SE................................................................................................ 356.41 1,713.15 401.71 430.03 334.89 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 3.95 13.76 5.21 5.51 3.45 

 State and local income taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 2,285 3,484 2,199 1,605 2,586 

 Share ................................................................................................ 2.9 3.8 3.0 2.2 3.1 

 SE................................................................................................ 114.73 420.83 131.71 169.31 230.11 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 5.02 12.08 5.99 10.55 8.90 

 Other taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 78 100 168 58 7 

 Share ................................................................................................ .1 .1 .2 .1 ( 1 ) 

 SE................................................................................................ 25.84 53.53 110.85 8.75 3.24 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 33.20 53.40 65.87 15.17 45.00 

 Income after taxes 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 67,241 76,722 63,614 62,261 71,798 

 Share ................................................................................................ 85.5 82.7 86.3 86.8 85.4 

 SE................................................................................................ 996.40 4,662.18 1,791.13 1,226.79 1,658.28 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.48 6.08 2.82 1.97 2.31 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................................................ $12,679 $13,772 $9,917 $12,000 $15,658 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

Addenda: 

 Net change in total assets and liabilities 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,543.94 3,313.82 3,526.84 2,268.22 3,979.75 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 12.18 24.06 35.56 18.90 25.42 

 Net change in total assets 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 22,521 21,073 19,405 20,106 30,881 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,621.24 3,773.83 3,349.80 2,754.28 3,614.31 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.20 17.91 17.26 13.70 11.70 

 Net change in total liabilities 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 9,842 7,301 9,488 8,106 15,224 

 SE................................................................................................ 1,101.88 1,830.41 1,061.63 1,727.00 3,362.08 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.20 25.07 11.19 21.30 22.08 

 Other financial information: 

 Other money receipts 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 701 225 1,117 578 892 

 SE................................................................................................ 74.66 85.05 155.76 117.17 222.58 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.65 37.82 13.94 20.27 24.96 

 Mortgage principal paid on owned property 

 Mean ................................................................................................ -2,227 -2,513 -2,033 -1,968 -2,633 

 SE................................................................................................ 58.49 173.00 75.94 102.50 146.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ -2.63 -6.88 -3.74 -5.21 -5.56 

 Estimated market value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 198,612 233,219 142,152 155,264 300,737 

 SE................................................................................................ 4,260.13 18,173.37 5,284.62 3,449.22 12,496.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 2.14 7.79 3.72 2.22 4.16 

 Estimated monthly rental value of owned home 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,071 1,238 886 977 1,280 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.00 36.34 21.15 15.75 45.34 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 1.03 2.94 2.39 1.61 3.54 

 Gifts of goods and services, total 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 1,206 1,510 1,390 972 1,194 

 SE................................................................................................ 48.73 165.06 83.39 85.19 53.67 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 4.04 10.93 6.00 8.76 4.49 

 Food 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 91 120 81 95 72 

 SE................................................................................................ 7.84 29.56 8.13 13.15 5.90 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.61 24.59 10.07 13.88 8.24 

 Alcoholic beverages 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 15 30 15 9 15 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.19 14.19 4.23 2.73 5.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 21.22 47.93 28.64 30.71 39.19 

 Housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 260 316 263 220 284 

 SE................................................................................................ 20.77 67.65 37.88 32.00 37.52 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.98 21.38 14.42 14.56 13.20 

 Housekeeping supplies 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 35 40 37 30 37 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.99 8.40 5.10 6.01 4.49 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 8.61 20.96 13.64 20.20 12.21 

 Household textiles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 11 12 14 7 13 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.11 6.90 5.60 2.05 4.02 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 19.62 57.91 40.55 29.40 29.93 

 Appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 23 38 21 18 23 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.36 25.95 3.27 4.67 7.36 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 22.85 67.44 15.30 26.21 31.69 

 Major appliances 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 8 5 11 9 6 

 SE................................................................................................ 1.74 2.99 2.99 3.51 2.93 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 22.01 57.35 28.24 40.67 47.89 

 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 16 33 11 9 17 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.05 25.37 2.62 3.06 6.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 32.44 76.28 24.26 33.32 39.24 

 Miscellaneous household equipment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 50 59 80 38 36 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.83 17.85 36.68 7.15 5.70 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 17.71 30.05 46.04 19.02 16.02 

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

Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2018 — Continued 

Item 

All 

consumer 

units 

Northeast Midwest South West 

 Other housing 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 141 167 110 128 175 

 SE................................................................................................ 14.78 36.23 24.45 21.92 39.06 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.45 21.76 22.15 17.16 22.29 

 Apparel and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 212 270 257 172 195 

 SE................................................................................................ 16.95 47.40 41.97 26.08 24.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 7.98 17.59 16.34 15.18 12.62 

 Males, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 48 75 61 31 44 

 SE................................................................................................ 4.69 12.81 15.44 5.29 6.65 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.77 17.13 25.32 17.02 15.04 

 Females, 2 and over 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 84 93 112 74 69 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.49 26.76 15.84 14.50 11.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.07 28.65 14.19 19.56 16.43 

 Children under 2 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 28 29 32 23 33 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.16 7.23 5.00 4.92 7.86 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.26 24.97 15.62 21.62 23.91 

 Other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 52 72 52 44 49 

 SE................................................................................................ 6.46 16.82 18.29 10.07 9.38 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 12.47 23.25 35.00 22.96 19.31 

 Jewelry and watches 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 14 18 25 13 5 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.88 6.43 13.75 6.43 1.69 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 26.87 35.16 55.80 50.85 36.97 

 All other apparel products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 37 54 28 31 44 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.11 19.36 8.33 7.05 8.68 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.66 35.83 30.18 22.59 19.74 

 Transportation 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 125 58 194 111 135 

 SE................................................................................................ 18.35 18.52 37.16 35.06 39.95 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 14.68 31.74 19.11 31.51 29.63 

 Healthcare 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 21 20 42 8 25 

 SE................................................................................................ 5.06 8.44 11.80 1.10 18.78 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 23.83 41.67 28.18 14.03 75.09 

 Entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 105 102 119 94 115 

 SE................................................................................................ 9.64 19.63 16.68 19.43 12.59 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 9.15 19.32 14.03 20.63 10.94 

 Toys, games, arts and crafts, and tricycles 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 36 44 54 25 33 

 SE................................................................................................ 3.89 11.74 12.69 4.44 3.21 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.82 26.95 23.47 18.10 9.80 

 Other entertainment 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 69 58 65 70 82 

 SE................................................................................................ 8.27 12.59 7.80 18.59 14.30 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.92 21.68 12.04 26.71 17.37 

 Personal care products and services 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 18 15 22 11 30 

 SE................................................................................................ 2.39 6.38 7.60 2.81 5.23 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 13.19 43.42 35.32 26.64 17.15 

 Reading 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 4 4 7 3 2 

 SE................................................................................................ .63 .85 2.66 .46 .77 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 16.51 24.13 36.14 15.04 36.69 

 Education 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 258 471 264 186 208 

 SE................................................................................................ 26.72 108.82 36.01 32.30 40.03 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 10.35 23.12 13.62 17.39 19.21 

 All other gifts 

 Mean ................................................................................................ 96 105 126 64 113 

 SE................................................................................................ 11.07 20.86 41.35 11.66 17.85 

 CV(%) ................................................................................................ 11.58 19.90 32.69 18.15 15.77 

1

 Value is too small to display. 

Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, September, 2019