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    The document reports on consumer expenditures in the United States in 2012. It finds that: 1) Expenditures on education increased the most for the highest income quintile, rising 31.5% primarily due to increases in college tuition. 2) Food expenditures increased for all but the lowest two income quintiles, in contrast to 2011 when all quintiles saw increases. The fourth quintile saw the largest growth in food spending at 4.9%. 3) The lowest income quintile was the only group to decrease spending on both food at home and away from home, with declines of 1.3% for each.

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    The document reports on consumer expenditures in the United States in 2012. It finds that: 1) Expenditures on education increased the most for the highest income quintile, rising 31.5% primarily due to increases in college tuition. 2) Food expenditures increased for all but the lowest two income quintiles, in contrast to 2011 when all quintiles saw increases. The fourth quintile saw the largest growth in food spending at 4.9%. 3) The lowest income quintile was the only group to decrease spending on both food at home and away from home, with declines of 1.3% for each.

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    BLS Reports March 2014 www.bls.

    gov 5
    CONSUMER EXPENDI TURES I N 2012
    31.5 percent. This was primarily due to increases in college
    tuition expenditures.
    Food: Expenditures on food increased for all but the
    lowest two income quintiles in 2012. This differs from
    2011, when food expenditures increased in all income
    quintiles. In 2012, the fourth income quintile registered
    the largest percentage increase in food expenditures,
    an increase of 4.9 percent from $7,466 in 2011, to
    $7,831. This refected a 5.3-percent increase in Iood at
    home spending and a 4.4-percent increase in food away
    Irom home expenditures. The frst and second income
    quintiles had decreases in overall food expenditures of 1.3
    percent and 2.9 percent, respectively. This contrasts with
    increases of 7.2 percent (lowest quintile) and 10.6 percent
    (second quintile) in 2011. The decrease in food spending
    for the lowest income quintile was spread evenly among
    the food subcomponents: food at home decreased by
    1.3 percent and food away from home decreased by 1.2
    Table B
    Percent distribution of total annual expenditures by major category for all consumer units,
    Consumer Expenditure Survey, 20092012
    Spending category 2009 2010 2011 2012
    Average annual expenditures 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
    Food 13.0 12.7 13.0 12.8
    Food at home 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.6
    Food away from home 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2
    Alcoholic beverages 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
    Housing 34.4 34.4 33.8 32.8
    Shelter 20.5 20.4 19.8 19.2
    Utilities, fuels, and public services 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.1
    Household operations 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.3
    Housekeeping supplies 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
    Household furnishings and equipment 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.1
    Apparel and services 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4
    Transportation 15.6 16.0 16.7 17.5
    Vehicle purchases (net outlay) 5.4 5.4 5.4 6.2
    Gasoline and motor oil 4.0 4.4 5.3 5.4
    Other vehicle expenses 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8
    Public and other transportation 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
    Health care 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.9
    Entertainment 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.1
    Personal care products and services 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2
    Reading 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
    Education 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.3
    Tobacco products and smoking supplies 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6
    Miscellaneous 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.6
    Cash contributions 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.7
    Personal insurance and pensions 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.9
    Life and other personal insurance 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7
    Pensions and Social Security 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.2
    Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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