Table 3.2: Average Annual Expenditures for Four Person
Consumer Units
|
Expenditure
Items
|
1995 |
2000
Dollars |
2001 |
Change in expenditures from
2000 to 2001 |
|
Dollars |
Expenditures
as of total income
|
Dollars
|
Expenditures
as % of total income
|
Change
in Expenditures from 1995 to 2001
|
|
Total Average Annual Expenditure |
$42,819 |
|
$52,032 |
$54,395
|
|
22%
|
4.5%
|
|
Food |
6,282 |
14.67% |
7,122 |
7,448
|
13.69% |
13%
|
4.6%
|
|
Food at Home |
4,087 |
9.54 |
4,247 |
4,404
|
8.10 |
4%
|
3.7%
|
|
Food Away from Home |
2,196 |
5.13 |
2,875 |
3,043
|
5.59 |
31% |
5.8%
|
|
Housing |
13,579 |
31.71 |
16,921 |
17,914
|
32.93
|
25% |
5.9%
|
|
Shelter |
7,719 |
18.03 |
9,510 |
10,415
|
19.15
|
23% |
9.5%
|
|
Utilities |
2,735 |
6.39 |
3,156 |
3,530
|
6.49
|
15% |
11.9%
|
|
Apparel and Services |
2,480 |
5.79 |
2,729 |
2,643
|
4.86
|
10% |
-3.2%
|
|
Gasoline and Motor Oil |
1,377 |
3.22 |
1,813 |
1,810 |
3.33
|
32% |
-0.2%
|
|
Public Transportation |
426 |
0.99 |
469 |
450
|
0.83
|
10% |
-4.1%
|
|
Health Care |
1,969 |
4.60 |
2,143 |
2,253
|
4.14 |
9% |
5.1%
|
|
Entertainment |
2,190 |
5.11 |
2,797 |
2,787 |
5.12
|
28% |
-0.4%
|
|
Personal Care Products and
Services |
533 |
1.24 |
736 |
614
|
1.13
|
38% |
-16.6%
|
|
Reading |
189 |
0.44 |
168 |
155
|
0.28
|
-11% |
-7.7%
|
|
Education |
759 |
1.77 |
952 |
1059
|
1.95
|
25% |
11.2%
|
|
Health Insurance |
924 |
2.16 |
1,062 |
1,110
|
2.04 |
15% |
4.5%
|
|
Medical Services |
701 |
1.64 |
651 |
680
|
1.25 |
-7% |
4.5%
|
|
Drugs and Medical Supplies |
345 |
0.81 |
429 |
464 |
0.85 |
24% |
8.2%
|
Source:
Consumer Expenditures in 1995, US Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 1997, Report 911 and
Consumer Expenditures in 2001, BLS, April 2003, Report
966
|
