Consumer units include families, single persons living alone or sharing a household with others but who are financially independent, or two or more persons living together who share expenses.
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Distribution of consumer spending in the U.S. 2024, by category
Consumers in the United States allocated 33.4 percent of their annual expenditures to housing in 2024. This was followed by transportation expenses, which accounted for 17 percent of spending. Overall, U.S. consumers spent some 78,535 U.S. dollars on average during the year.
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