Bureau of Labor Statistics Issues Consumer Expenditures for 2018
September 10, 2019
September 10, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following news release:
Average expenditures per consumer unit(1) for 2018 were $61,224, a 1.9-percent increase from 2017 levels, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) rose 2.4 percent and average pretax income increased by 6.9 percent.
Nine of the 10 largest components of household spending increased dur . . .
Average expenditures per consumer unit(1) for 2018 were $61,224, a 1.9-percent increase from 2017 levels, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) rose 2.4 percent and average pretax income increased by 6.9 percent.
Nine of the 10 largest components of household spending increased dur . . .