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Household spending for July 2018 through June 2019 up 2.7 percent, compared with prior 12 months
May 07, 2020
Average household spending for July 2018 through June 2019 was up 2.7 percent compared with the July 2017 through June 2018 average. During the same period, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) rose 2.1 percent.
Among the components of total expenditures, education spending decreased 7.1 percent for the 12 months ending June 2019. This was due to decreases in elementary and high school tuition and expenditures for finance, late, and interest charges on student loans.
Percent change in average household spending for selected items by income group, July 2018–June 2019 period, compared to prior 12 months
Category
All consumers
Lowest 20 percent
July 2017-June 2018
July 2018-June 2019
Percent change
July 2017-June 2018
July 2018-June 2019
Percent change
Total
$60,814.52
$62,437.77
2.7%
$26,011.99
$27,679.56
6.4%
Food at home
4,445.26
4,532.68
2.0
2,552.47
2,841.90
11.3
Food away from home
3,423.52
3,434.17
0.3
1,401.18
1,486.22
6.1
Housing
20,001.01
20,506.45
2.5
10,368.14
11,148.52
7.5
Apparel and services
1,850.36
1,858.58
0.5
820.59
710.56
-13.4
Transportation
9,734.99
10,409.88
6.9
3,516.13
4,319.72
22.9
Healthcare
4,923.95
5,049.19
2.5
2,428.05
2,643.64
8.9
Entertainment
3,378.53
3,185.41
-5.7
1,384.79
1,192.73
-13.9
Education
1,504.66
1,397.87
-7.1
924.6
688.88
-25.5
Cash contributions
1,839.82
1,945.93
5.8
674.3
617.31
-8.5
Pensions and social security
6,474.46
6,857.04
5.9
497.92
533.28
7.1
Life and other personal insurance
429.26
496.51
15.7
159.77
151.25
-5.3
Percent change in average household spending for selected items by income group, July 2018–June 2019 period, compared to prior 12 months (continued)
Category
Second 20 percent
Third 20 percent
July 2017-June 2018
July 2018-June 2019
Percent change
July 2017-June 2018
July 2018-June 2019
Percent change
Total
$40,215.43
$39,731.17
-1.2%
$51,143.94
$52,708.02
3.1%
Food at home
3,681.00
3,628.00
-1.4
4,082.15
4,220.78
3.4
Food away from home
2,218.82
2,140.77
-3.5
2,917.68
2,888.52
-1.0
Housing
14,133.37
14,560.86
3.0
17,778.91
18,133.80
2.0
Apparel and services
1,329.26
1,300.41
-2.2
1,335.68
1,523.22
14.0
Transportation
6,746.28
6,918.90
2.6
8,847.97
9,128.99
3.2
Healthcare
4,027.08
3,891.49
-3.4
4,530.71
4,719.51
4.2
Entertainment
2,244.51
1,858.34
-17.2
2,727.19
2,406.17
-11.8
Education
458.55
427.25
-6.8
600.63
739.43
23.1
Cash contributions
1,223.61
1,020.38
-16.6
1,341.71
1,429.56
6.5
Pensions and social security
1,876.67
1,670.85
-11.0
4,151.42
4,575.10
10.2
Life and other personal insurance
272.34
299.13
9.8
309.98
349.81
12.8
Percent change in average household spending for selected items by income group, July 2018–June 2019 period, compared to prior 12 months (continued)
Category
Fourth 20 percent
Highest 20 percent
July 2017-June 2018
July 2018-June 2019
Percent change
July 2017-June 2018
July 2018-June 2019
Percent change
Total
$68,506.28
$69,818.51
1.9%
$118,277.11
$122,042.34
3.2%
Food at home
5,181.10
4,910.75
-5.2
6,726.41
7,058.18
4.9
Food away from home
4,149.62
3,891.80
-6.2
6,427.87
6,756.41
5.1
Housing
22,342.48
22,405.83
0.3
35,409.86
36,224.17
2.3
Apparel and services
2,046.22
2,166.53
5.9
3,718.73
3,588.46
-3.5
Transportation
11,018.82
12,210.45
10.8
18,565.01
19,438.59
4.7
Healthcare
5,876.02
5,829.76
-0.8
7,767.61
8,151.01
4.9
Entertainment
3,622.42
3,397.55
-6.2
6,918.25
7,060.51
2.1
Education
1,264.20
1,173.01
-7.2
4,276.43
3,948.67
-7.7
Cash contributions
1,851.18
2,038.76
10.1
4,113.08
4,611.96
12.1
Pensions and social security
7,723.20
8,259.68
6.9
18,142.35
19,197.93
5.8
Life and other personal insurance
462.76
536
15.8
942.52
1,143.41
21.3
A 6.9-percent increase in transportation spending was the largest among major components of household spending for the 12 months ending June 2019. Within the personal insurance and pensions component, spending on life and other personal insurance increased 15.7 percent.
For the 12 months ending June 2019, spending by households with the lowest 20 percent of income increased 6.4 percent, the largest increase for any income group. Spending on education increased 23.1 percent for households in the third 20 percent of income, while decreasing 25.5 percent for those in the lowest 20 percent. Compared with households in all other income groups, those with the lowest 20 percent of income had the largest percentage increase in spending on food at home (11.3 percent) and away from home (6.1 percent), housing (7.5 percent), transportation (22.9 percent), and healthcare (8.9 percent).
United States Department of Labor
