2017 Consumer Expenditures Surveys — 2018-09-11

NOTE: This news release was reissued September 13, 2018, correcting data in table C. The table was originally published with 2016 data. No other data were affected. Average expenditures per consumer unit1 for 2017 were $60,060, a 4.8-percent increase from 2016 levels, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) rose 2.1 percent, and average pretax incomes decreased slightly by 1.5 percent. Eight of the 10 largest components of household spending increased during 2017. (See table A.) The 12.2-percent rise in education spending was the largest percentage increase among all major components, followed by a 10.0-percent rise in entertainment. Table A.