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Table 3-12: Personal Expenditures by Category

(Current $ millions)

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	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total expenditures	331,700	443,800	648,500	1,034,400	1,757,100	2,720,300	3,839,900	3,986,100	4,235,300	4,477,900	4,743,300	4,975,800	5,256,800	5,547,400	5,879,500	6,282,500	6,739,400	7,055,000	(R) 7,350,700	(R) 7,709,900	8,214,300
Transportation	42,800	59,400	81,500	132,400	238,900	377,700	471,700	447,300	483,200	520,800	567,300	594,600	641,800	685,200	718,000	785,000	853,400	872,400	(R) 882,200	(R) 928,500	979,100
Transportation as a percent of total expenditures	12.9	13.4	12.6	12.8	13.6	13.9	12.3	11.2	11.4	11.6	12.0	11.9	12.2	12.4	12.2	12.5	12.7	12.4	(R) 12.0	(R) 12.0	11.9
Food and tobacco	89,200	108,800	154,600	238,300	376,800	498,400	677,800	699,900	717,300	740,600	767,900	790,100	820,100	850,000	888,700	944,800	1,003,700	1,052,000	(R) 1,091,100	(R) 1,136,500	1,222,300
Clothing, accessories, and jewelry	32,700	41,400	57,600	85,600	132,300	188,300	261,500	263,500	280,900	293,400	306,300	314,500	327,200	337,400	356,300	379,600	397,000	397,100	(R) 407,000	(R) 419,700	445,500
Personal care	5,600	8,100	11,500	16,100	25,500	38,800	56,900	58,500	62,000	64,400	68,100	72,800	77,000	82,900	86,200	89,500	93,400	94,500	(R) 96,700	(R) 98,500	103,100
Housing	48,200	65,400	94,100	147,700	256,200	412,700	597,900	631,100	658,500	683,900	726,100	764,400	800,100	842,600	894,600	948,400	1,006,500	1,073,700	(R) 1,123,100	(R) 1,158,000	1,221,100
Household operation	46,700	62,100	84,800	135,700	233,300	343,600	433,300	444,300	466,000	497,500	529,600	553,500	586,600	616,200	641,800	675,200	719,300	740,300	(R) 747,400	(R) 779,200	821,000
Medical care	22,200	34,700	61,300	109,900	209,600	376,400	635,100	692,900	761,100	809,000	853,300	905,000	950,700	1,002,800	1,069,400	1,130,800	1,218,300	1,327,300	(R) 1,441,200	(R) 1,555,600	1,677,200
Personal business	14,100	20,100	31,800	54,900	95,200	177,500	250,900	279,700	306,700	330,000	336,100	349,600	376,000	412,900	446,100	491,600	539,100	536,500	(R) 547,000	(R) 568,500	612,200
Recreation	18,500	26,900	43,100	70,500	117,500	189,700	290,200	302,000	321,300	351,000	383,400	418,100	448,400	474,500	505,800	546,100	585,700	604,000	(R) 629,900	(R) 658,800	702,400
Education and research	4,400	7,000	12,700	20,600	33,500	53,900	83,700	89,300	96,000	101,500	107,300	114,300	122,600	129,700	140,000	150,500	163,800	178,100	(R) 190,200	(R) 200,400	211,300
Religious and welfare activities	5,200	7,100	11,000	18,300	34,800	55,700	88,700	92,900	102,300	106,500	115,300	120,400	130,500	134,200	146,000	154,500	172,300	186,500	(R) 200,100	(R) 206,700	219,000
Foreign travel and other, net	2,100	2,900	4,500	4,400	3,500	7,700	-7,700	-15,200	-20,000	-20,600	-17,400	-21,400	-24,200	-21,100	-13,300	-13,500	-13,000	-7,400	(R) -5,100	(R) -500	100
Disposable Personal Income (DPI)	365,400	498,100	735,700	1,187,400	2,009,000	3,109,300	4,285,800	4,464,300	4,751,400	4,911,900	5,151,800	5,408,200	5,688,500	5,988,800	6,395,900	6,695,000	7,194,000	7,486,800	(R) 7,830,100	(R) 8,169,200	8,664,200
Transportation as a percent of DPI	11.7	11.9	11.1	11.2	11.9	12.1	11.0	10.0	10.2	10.6	11.0	11.0	11.3	11.4	11.2	11.7	11.9	11.7	(R) 11.3	(R) 11.4	11.3

KEY: R = revised.

SOURCES

DPI: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.1, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp, as of Sept. 22, 2005.

All except DPI: Ibid., National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.5.5, Internet site http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp as of Sept. 22, 2005.