Where does the money go? U.S. Family Expenditures

Interesting chart showing average US consumer spending by family by the Department of Labor. Thanks to Frugal Hacks for the chart.



I like how the average American consumer unit (i.e. family) spends about:

• 4 times as much on alcohol ($457) as on reading material ($118)
• Twice as much on apparel ($1,881) as on education ($945)
• $323 on smoking, and twice as much ($639) on housekeeping