Midwest Economy - Consumer Expenditures

Average Annual Expenditures for the U.S. and Regions (1), Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2006-07
Item United States Midwest Northeast South West

Consumer units (in thousands)

119,507

27,334

22,570

42,804

26,800

Income before taxes (2)

$61,820

$58,688

$67,060

$57,216

$67,953

No. of persons

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

No. of earners

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

No. of vehicles

1.9

2.1

1.6

1.9

2.1

Percent homeowner

67

69

65

70

63

Total Expenditures

$49,279

$46,812

$50,703

$45,225

$57,124

    Percent (3)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Food

6,122

5,778

6,320

5,715

6,981

    Percent

12.4

12.3

12.5

12.6

12.2

Housing

16,684

15,067

18,408

14,719

20,024

    Percent

33.9

32.2

36.3

32.5

35.1

Apparel

1,893

1,828

2,069

1,720

2,091

    Percent

3.8

3.9

4.1

3.8

3.7

Transportation

8,737

8,159

8,107

8,578

10,116

    Percent

17.7

17.4

16.0

19.0

17.7

Health Care

2,810

2,957

2,618

2,788

2,857

    Percent

5.7

6.3

5.2

6.2

5.0

Entertainment

2,637

2,525

2,666

2,322

3,234

    Percent

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.1

5.7

Cash Contributions

1,845

1,847

1,445

1,762

2,312

    Percent

3.7

3.9

2.8

3.9

4.0

Personal Insurance & Pensions

5,303

5,247

5,517

4,843

5,915

    Percent

10.8

11.2

10.9

10.7

10.4

All other

3,248

3,404

3,553

2,778

3,594

    Percent

6.6

7.3

7.0

6.1

6.3

Footnotes:
(1) The Midwest region is composed of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
(2) Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
(3) Percent of total expenditures. Components may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

The Northeast region is composed of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The South region is composed of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The West region is composed of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Average annual expenditures for Midwest metropolitan areas, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2006-07

Item Chicago Cleveland Detroit Minneapolis

Consumer units (in thousands)

3,224

1,155

2,251

1,467

Income before taxes (2)

$75,463

$62,104

$58,414

$76,772

No. of persons

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

No. of earners

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

No. of vehicles

1.8

2.1

2.0

2.2

Percent homeowner

71

68

73

73

Total Expenditures

$57,304

$47,890

$48,348

$60,059

    Percent (3)

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Food

7,202

5,514

6,550

6,848

    Percent

12.6

11.5

13.5

11.4

Housing

20,238

16,602

15,995

20,819

    Percent

35.3

34.7

33.1

34.7

Apparel

3,019

2,241

1,848

2,193

    Percent

5.3

4.7

3.8

3.7

Transportation

8,846

8,371

8,743

8,694

    Percent

15.4

17.5

18.1

14.5

Health Care

3,020

3,293

2,307

3,705

    Percent

5.3

6.9

4.8

6.2

Entertainment

2,740

2,250

2,441

3,952

    Percent

4.8

4.7

5.0

6.6

Cash Contributions

1,633

1,557

1,500

2,953

    Percent

2.8

3.3

3.1

4.9

Personal Insurance & Pensions

6,241

4,713

5,031

6,615

    Percent

10.9

9.8

10.4

11.0

All other

4,365

3,349

3,933

4,280

    Percent

7.6

7.0

8.1

7.1

Footnotes:
(1) The Midwest region is composed of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
(2) Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
(3) Percent of total expenditures. Components may not add to 100 percent due to rounding.

The Northeast region is composed of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
The South region is composed of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The West region is composed of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

 

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Last Modified Date: December 8, 2008