2018 – Midyear Update Consumer Expenditures Surveys — 2019-04-26

Average expenditures per consumer unit(1) for July 2017 through June 2018 were up 4.0 percent compared with the July 2016 through June 2017 midyear average, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) rose 2.3 percent, and average pretax incomes increased 4.3 percent. Table A. Average expenditures and income of all consumer units _____________________________________________________________________________ Percent change July 2016- July 2017- July 2016 - June 2017 Item June 2017 June 2018 to Average Average July 2017 - June 2018 --------------------------------------- ---------- --------------------- Income before taxes $73,207 $76,335 4.3 Average annual expenditures 58,460 60,815 4.0 Food 7,407 7,869 6.2 Food at home 4,121 4,445 7.9 Food away from home 3,286 3,424 4.2 Housing 19,325 20,001 3.5 Apparel and services 1,771 1,850 4.5 Transportation 9,252 9,735 5.2 Healthcare 4,710 4,924 4.5 Entertainment 2,941 3,379 14.9 Education 1,372 1,505 9.7 Cash contributions 2,088 1,840 -11.9 Personal insurance and 6,938 6,904 -0.5 pensions Pensions and