*Comprises only the "highest 20 percent" of consumers in the United States, based on their income before taxes. Lower income limit, according to the source: 2013: 95,336 U.S. dollars; 2014: 99,620 U.S. dollars; 2015: 103,057 U.S. dollars; 2016: 108,040 U.S. dollars; 2017: 109,743 U.S. dollars; 2018: 116,625 U.S. dollars.
Number of consumer units (in thousands):
2013: 25,101
2014: 25,410
2015: 25,773
2016: 25,842
2017: 25,921
2018: 26,374.
*Figures have been rounded.
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Expenditures of affluent U.S. households on cellular telephone services 2018
The statistic shows the expenditures of affluent households, or the so-called highest quintile, in the United States on cellular telephone services from 2013 to 2018. In 2018, affluent Americans spent some U.S. dollars on cellular telephone services.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (December 13, 2019). Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on cellular telephone services from 2013 to 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/512959/expenditures-of-affluent-us-households-on-wireless-cellular-telephone-services/
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Average annual expenditure of affluent households in the United States on cellular telephone services from 2013 to 2018 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/512959/expenditures-of-affluent-us-households-on-wireless-cellular-telephone-services/
