This statistic shows the average annual expenditure on prescription drugs per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2023. In 2023, the country's average expenditure on prescription drugs amounted to some 313 U.S. dollars per consumer unit, a decrease of around 28 dollars compared to the previous year.
Average annual expenditure on prescription drugs per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2023
(in U.S. dollars)
A consumer unit consists of any of the following: (1) All members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their incomes to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by spending behavior with regard to the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, the respondent must provide at least two of the three major expenditure categories, either entirely or in part. Data are diary-based. The shown figures are based on unpublished data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures are available upon request. Figures prior to 2022 have been taken from previous publications.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 25, 2024). Average annual expenditure on prescription drugs per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305502/us-household-expenditure-on-prescription-drugs/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual expenditure on prescription drugs per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305502/us-household-expenditure-on-prescription-drugs/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average annual expenditure on prescription drugs per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305502/us-household-expenditure-on-prescription-drugs/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Expenditure on Prescription Drugs per Consumer Unit in The United States from 2007 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305502/us-household-expenditure-on-prescription-drugs/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average annual expenditure on prescription drugs per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305502/us-household-expenditure-on-prescription-drugs/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average annual expenditure on prescription drugs per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305502/us-household-expenditure-on-prescription-drugs/
