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Table 3-12: Personal Expenditures by Category

(Current $ millions)

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  1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Total expenditures 331,700 443,800 648,500 1,034,400 1,757,100 2,720,300 3,839,900 4,975,800 5,256,800 5,547,400 5,879,500 6,282,500 6,739,400 (R) 7,055,000 (R) 7,376,100 7,760,900
Transportation 42,800 59,400 81,500 132,400 238,900 377,700 471,700 594,600 641,800 685,200 718,000 785,000 853,400 (R) 872,400 (R) 877,500 925,500
Transportation as a percent of total expenditures 12.9 13.4 12.6 12.8 13.6 13.9 12.3 11.9 12.2 12.4 12.2 12.5 12.7 12.4 11.9 11.9
Food and tobacco 89,200 108,800 154,600 238,300 376,800 498,400 677,800 790,100 820,100 850,000 888,700 944,800 1,003,700 (R) 1,052,000 (R) 1,095,000 1,152,600
Clothing, accessories, and jewelry 32,700 41,400 57,600 85,600 132,300 188,300 261,500 314,500 327,200 337,400 356,300 379,600 397,000 (R) 397,100 (R) 404,400 412,300
Personal care 5,600 8,100 11,500 16,100 25,500 38,800 56,900 72,800 77,000 82,900 86,200 89,500 93,400 (R) 94,500 (R) 95,800 96,900
Housing 48,200 65,400 94,100 147,700 256,200 412,700 597,900 764,400 800,100 842,600 894,600 948,400 1,006,500 1,073,700 (R) 1,144,800 1,188,400
Household operation 46,700 62,100 84,800 135,700 233,300 343,600 433,300 553,500 586,600 616,200 641,800 675,200 719,300 (R) 740,300 (R) 746,000 779,600
Medical care 22,200 34,700 61,300 109,900 209,600 376,400 635,100 905,000 950,700 1,002,800 1,069,400 1,130,800 1,218,300 (R) 1,327,300 (R) 1,444,900 1,557,200
Personal business 14,100 20,100 31,800 54,900 95,200 177,500 250,900 349,600 376,000 412,900 446,100 491,600 539,100 (R) 536,500 (R) 552,100 577,700
Recreation 18,500 26,900 43,100 70,500 117,500 189,700 290,200 418,100 448,400 474,500 505,800 546,100 585,700 (R) 604,000 (R) 628,300 660,700
Education and research 4,400 7,000 12,700 20,600 33,500 53,900 83,700 114,300 122,600 129,700 140,000 150,500 163,800 (R) 178,100 (R) 190,700 201,700
Religious and welfare activities 5,200 7,100 11,000 18,300 34,800 55,700 88,700 120,400 130,500 134,200 146,000 154,500 172,300 (R) 186,500 (R) 202,900 211,200
Foreign travel and other, net 2,100 2,900 4,500 4,400 3,500 7,700 -7,700 -21,400 -24,200 -21,100 -13,300 -13,500 -13,000 (R) -7,400 (R) -6,400 -2,700
Disposable Personal Income (DPI) (R) 365,400 (R) 498,100 (R) 735,700 (R) 1,187,400 (R) 2,009,000 (R) 3,109,300 (R) 4,285,800 (R) 5,408,200 (R) 5,688,500 (R) 5,988,800 (R) 6,395,900 (R) 6,695,000 (R) 7,194,000 (R) 7,486,800 (R) 7,827,700 8,159,900
Transportation as a percent of DPI 11.7 11.9 11.1 11.2 (R) 11.9 (R) 12.1 11.0 11.0 11.3 (R) 11.4 (R) 11.2 (R) 11.7 (R) 11.9 (R) 11.7 11.2 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 Oct. 4, 2004.

All but 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 Oct. 4, 2004.