In 2021, the personal consumer expenditure on housing and utilities in the United States came to 2.78 trillion U.S. dollars, the highest of any product type. Americans also spent over 2.58 trillion U.S. dollars on health care in 2021.
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BEA. (September 30, 2022). Distribution of personal consumption expenditure in the United States in 2021, by product type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/710145/share-of-personal-consumption-expenditure-us/
BEA. "Distribution of personal consumption expenditure in the United States in 2021, by product type (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710145/share-of-personal-consumption-expenditure-us/
BEA. (2022). Distribution of personal consumption expenditure in the United States in 2021, by product type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710145/share-of-personal-consumption-expenditure-us/
BEA. "Distribution of Personal Consumption Expenditure in The United States in 2021, by Product Type (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710145/share-of-personal-consumption-expenditure-us/
BEA, Distribution of personal consumption expenditure in the United States in 2021, by product type (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/710145/share-of-personal-consumption-expenditure-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of personal consumption expenditure in the United States in 2021, by product type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BEA, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/710145/share-of-personal-consumption-expenditure-us/