This statistic presents the proportion of retirees in the United States who report changes in their annual expenses, as of 2018. At that time, 6 percent of respondents reported that their expenses have increased, compared to 59 percent who report decreased expenses.
Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working?
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (December 1, 2018). Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working?." Chart. December 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2018). Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Since Entering Retirement, How Has Your Spending Changed Compared to When You Were Working?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working? [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, December 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/