* A consumer unit consists of any of the following: (1) All members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their incomes to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by spending behavior with regard to the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, the respondent must provide at least two of the three major expenditure categories, either entirely or in part. Data are diary-based. The shown figures are based on unpublished data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data are available upon
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U.S. household expenditure on plastic dinnerware 2007-2012
This statistic shows average annual expenditure on plastic dinnerware per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2012. In 2010, Americans spent USD 2.41 per consumer unit on plastic dinnerware on average.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 10, 2013). Average annual expenditure on plastic dinnerware per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2012 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 19, 2026, from /statistics/305595/us-expenditure-on-plastic-dinnerware/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual expenditure on plastic dinnerware per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2012 (in U.S. dollars)*." Chart. September 10, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 19, 2026. /statistics/305595/us-expenditure-on-plastic-dinnerware/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2013). Average annual expenditure on plastic dinnerware per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2012 (in U.S. dollars)*. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 19, 2026. /statistics/305595/us-expenditure-on-plastic-dinnerware/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Expenditure on Plastic Dinnerware per Consumer Unit in The United States from 2007 to 2012 (in U.S. Dollars)*." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 10 Sep 2013, /statistics/305595/us-expenditure-on-plastic-dinnerware/
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Average annual expenditure on plastic dinnerware per consumer unit in the United States from 2007 to 2012 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 10, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/305595/us-expenditure-on-plastic-dinnerware/