In 2023, the average consumer unit in the United States spent about 9,985 U.S. dollars on food. Americans spent the most on housing, at 25,436 U.S. dollars, reflecting around one third of annual expenditure. The total average U.S. consumer spending amounted to 77,280 U.S. dollars.
Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2023, by type
(in U.S. dollars)
Consumer units include families, single persons living alone or sharing a household with others but who are financially independent, or two or more persons living together who share expenses.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 25, 2024). Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Expenditures of All Consumer Units in The United States in 2023, by Type (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average annual expenditures of all consumer units in the United States in 2023, by type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247407/average-annual-consumer-spending-in-the-us-by-type/
