Average consumer: music spending in the U.S. 2016
The graph shows annual average consumer music spending per capita in the United States in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, the average consumer spent 22.51 U.S. dollars on music.
Annual average consumer music spending per capita in the United States in 2015 and 2016 (in U.S. dollars)
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MusicWatch. (April 11, 2017). Annual average consumer music spending per capita in the United States in 2015 and 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/325994/music-spending-average-consumer/
MusicWatch. "Annual average consumer music spending per capita in the United States in 2015 and 2016 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325994/music-spending-average-consumer/
MusicWatch. (2017). Annual average consumer music spending per capita in the United States in 2015 and 2016 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/325994/music-spending-average-consumer/
MusicWatch. "Annual Average Consumer Music Spending per Capita in The United States in 2015 and 2016 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325994/music-spending-average-consumer/
MusicWatch, Annual average consumer music spending per capita in the United States in 2015 and 2016 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/325994/music-spending-average-consumer/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Annual average consumer music spending per capita in the United States in 2015 and 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], MusicWatch, April 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/325994/music-spending-average-consumer/
