2017 – Midyear Update Consumer Expenditures Surveys — 2018-04-26

Average expenditures per consumer unit1 for July 2016 through June 2017 were up 3.9 percent compared with the July 2015 through June 2016 midyear average, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) rose 1.9 percent and average pretax incomes increased 0.3 percent. Table A. Average expenditures and income of all consumer units _____________________________________________________________________________ Percent change July 2015- July 2016- July 2015 - June 2016 Item June 2016 June 2017 to Average Average July 2016 - June 2017 --------------------------------------- ---------- --------------------- Income before taxes $72,990 $73,207 0.3 Average annual expenditures 56,258 58,460 3.9 Food 7,196 7,407 2.9 Food at home 4,101 4,121 0.5 Food away from home 3,095 3,286 6.2 Housing 18,495 19,325 4.5 Apparel and services 1,794 1,771 -1.3 Transportation 9,225 9,252 0.3 Healthcare 4,470 4,710 5.4 Entertainment 2,908 2,941 1.1 Education 1,241 1,372 10.6 Cash contributions 1,813 2,088 15.2 Personal insurance and 6,553 6,938 5.9 pensions Pensions and