Where Does the Money Go?

Where Does the Money Go? The Department of Labor's latest survey provides detailed look into how the average U.S. consumer unit spends their annual paycheck. Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009 5.34% 10.45% 12.99% Housing $16,895 7.65% $3,753 Insurance pensions $5,471 U.S. Average Consumer Unit Age: 49.4 Number of vehicles owned: 2 Percent homeowner: 66% Number of persons in consumer unit: 2.5 Number of earners: 1.3 Entertainment $2,693 Average annual expenditures Income before taxes Health care $3,126 $49,067 $62,857 $1,986 Rented dwellings $2,860 Gasoline and motor oil 5.83% 15.61% 7.32% 3,52% Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey (US. Dept. of Labor, US. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010) auoy woy KRME po4 po 619zs $6,372 Everything 127 Food at home 11.15% 34.43% 6.37% 4.05% Mortgage interest and charges $3,594 $7,658 $1,725 Transportation Apparel and services Where Does the Money Go? The Department of Labor's latest survey provides detailed look into how the average U.S. consumer unit spends their annual paycheck. Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009 5.34% 10.45% 12.99% Housing $16,895 7.65% $3,753 Insurance pensions $5,471 U.S. Average Consumer Unit Age: 49.4 Number of vehicles owned: 2 Percent homeowner: 66% Number of persons in consumer unit: 2.5 Number of earners: 1.3 Entertainment $2,693 Average annual expenditures Health care $3,126 Income before taxes $49,067 $62,857 $1,986 Rented dwellings $2,860 Gasoline and motor oil 5.83% 15.61% 7.32% 3,52% Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey (US. Dept. of Labor, US. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010) auoy woy KRME po4 po 619zs $6,372 Everything 127 Food at home 34.43% 11.15% 6.37% Mortgage interest and charges $3,594 4.05% $7,658 $1,725 Transportation Apparel and services Where Does the Money Go? The Department of Labor's latest survey provides detailed look into how the average U.S. consumer unit spends their annual paycheck. Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009 5.34% 10.45% 12.99% Housing $16,895 7.65% $3,753 Insurance pensions $5,471 U.S. Average Consumer Unit Age: 49.4 Number of vehicles owned: 2 Percent homeowner: 66% Number of persons in consumer unit: 2.5 Number of earners: 1.3 Entertainment $2,693 Average annual expenditures Health care $3,126 Income before taxes $49,067 $62,857 $1,986 Rented dwellings $2,860 Gasoline and motor oil 5.83% 15.61% 7.32% 3,52% Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey (US. Dept. of Labor, US. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010) auoy woy KRME po4 po 619zs $6,372 Everything 127 Food at home 34.43% 11.15% 6.37% Mortgage interest and charges $3,594 4.05% $7,658 $1,725 Transportation Apparel and services Where Does the Money Go? The Department of Labor's latest survey provides detailed look into how the average U.S. consumer unit spends their annual paycheck. Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009 5.34% 10.45% 12.99% Housing $16,895 7.65% $3,753 Insurance pensions $5,471 U.S. Average Consumer Unit Age: 49.4 Number of vehicles owned: 2 Percent homeowner: 66% Number of persons in consumer unit: 2.5 Number of earners: 1.3 Entertainment $2,693 Average annual expenditures Health care $3,126 Income before taxes $49,067 $62,857 $1,986 Rented dwellings $2,860 Gasoline and motor oil 5.83% 15.61% 7.32% 3,52% Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey (US. Dept. of Labor, US. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010) auoy woy KRME po4 po 619zs $6,372 Everything 127 Food at home 34.43% 11.15% 6.37% Mortgage interest and charges $3,594 4.05% $7,658 $1,725 Transportation Apparel and services Where Does the Money Go? The Department of Labor's latest survey provides detailed look into how the average U.S. consumer unit spends their annual paycheck. Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009 5.34% 10.45% 12.99% Housing $16,895 7.65% $3,753 Insurance pensions $5,471 U.S. Average Consumer Unit Age: 49.4 Number of vehicles owned: 2 Percent homeowner: 66% Number of persons in consumer unit: 2.5 Number of earners: 1.3 Entertainment $2,693 Average annual expenditures Health care $3,126 Income before taxes $49,067 $62,857 $1,986 Rented dwellings $2,860 Gasoline and motor oil 5.83% 15.61% 7.32% 3,52% Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey (US. Dept. of Labor, US. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010) auoy woy KRME po4 po 619zs $6,372 Everything 127 Food at home 34.43% 11.15% 6.37% Mortgage interest and charges $3,594 4.05% $7,658 $1,725 Transportation Apparel and services Where Does the Money Go? The Department of Labor's latest survey provides detailed look into how the average U.S. consumer unit spends their annual paycheck. Average annual expenditures and characteristics of all consumer units Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2009 5.34% 10.45% 12.99% Housing $16,895 7.65% $3,753 Insurance pensions $5,471 U.S. Average Consumer Unit Age: 49.4 Number of vehicles owned: 2 Percent homeowner: 66% Number of persons in consumer unit: 2.5 Number of earners: 1.3 Entertainment $2,693 Average annual expenditures Health care $3,126 Income before taxes $49,067 $62,857 $1,986 Rented dwellings $2,860 Gasoline and motor oil 5.83% 15.61% 7.32% 3,52% Source: Consumer Expenditure Survey (US. Dept. of Labor, US. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010) auoy woy KRME po4 po 619zs $6,372 Everything 127 Food at home 34.43% 11.15% 6.37% Mortgage interest and charges $3,594 4.05% $7,658 $1,725 Transportation Apparel and services