The statistic shows average non-essential consumer expenditure of Americans in the past 12 months in 2018. The results were sorted by income tier. In 2018, 14.71 percent of respondents who stated their income was high said they spent 20,000 U.S. dollar or more on non-essential purchases per year.
Average non-essential expenditure of Americans in the past 12 months in 2018, by income
November 22 to December 27, 2017 and April11 to May 28 2018
Number of respondents
20,409 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
residential online population
Supplementary notes
The original question was "Approximately how much do you spend on non-essential purchases annually?"
High income : top 33 percent of households
Medium income: mid 33 percent of all households
Low income; bottom 33 percent of all households.
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Statista Survey. (June 30, 2018). Average non-essential expenditure of Americans in the past 12 months in 2018, by income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240893/average-consumer-expenditure-of-affluent-us-households-in-2015/
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Statista Survey. (2018). Average non-essential expenditure of Americans in the past 12 months in 2018, by income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240893/average-consumer-expenditure-of-affluent-us-households-in-2015/
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