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Q: HOW MUCH DO AMERICANS SPEND...? ( Answered,   1 Comment )
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Subject: HOW MUCH DO AMERICANS SPEND...?
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: lillisa-ga
List Price: $30.00
Posted: 26 May 2003 08:38 PDT
Expires: 25 Jun 2003 08:38 PDT
Question ID: 208893
How much money do americans spend each year on the following:
movies
weight loss (including reduced calorie food and beverages, etc)
clothing
makeup
fast food
electronics
cars
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Subject: Re: HOW MUCH DO AMERICANS SPEND...?
Answered By: darrel-ga on 26 May 2003 09:53 PDT
 
Hello--

I have carefully researched your question and have your answer.

First, I conducted a Google Search for the following terms:
theatre industry "americans spend"

You may view the results of my search online. The link is
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=theatre+industry+%22americans+spend%22

According to the Hollywood Museum, Americans spend $4.9 billion at the
movies and another $12 billion on video rentals each year.

You may view this data directly online. The link is
http://www.hollywoodmuseum.com/whoweare/whoweare_history.html

Next, I conducted a Google Search for the following terms:
"weight loss" industry "americans spend"

You may view the results of my search online. The link is
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22weight+loss%22+industry+%22americans+spend%22

An article on MSNBC.com breaks down the extent of the weight loss
industry. It states that Americans spend $33 billion in weight loss
products and services each year. Sales of health foods and beverages
reach $5.5 billion annually, and sales of dietary supplements reached
$17 billion.

You may read this article yourself online. The link is
http://www.msnbc.com/news/880520.asp

Then, I searched the following search terms:
apparel clothing industry "americans spend"

You may read the results of my search. The link is
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=apparel+clothing+industry+%22americans+spend%22&btnG=Google+Search

Americans spend more than $82 billion in clothing each year. You may
read this article at
http://zeus.sequoias.cc.ca.us/cfs/vocational_certificates.htm

I then searched the following terms:
makeup industry "americans spend"

You may view the results of this search. The link is
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=makeup+industry+%22americans+spend%22

This search showed that Americans spend about $22 billion in cosmetic
products each year. You may view this information at
http://www.securityworld.com/library/health/cosmeticsafety.html

I then searched the following terms:
"fast food" industry "americans spend"

You may view the results of this search. The link is
://www.google.com/search?q=%22fast+food%22+industry+%22americans+spend%22&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Americans spend more than $110 billion each year on fast food. You may
read this information at
http://www.davidscooking.com/foodbooks/foodbookrevs/ffnation.html

I searched the following terms:
electronics industry "americans spend"

You may view the results of this search. The link is
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=electronics+industry+%22americans+spend%22&btnG=Google+Search

Americans spend more than $100 billion each year on consumer
electronics. You may read the Dallas Business Journal article at
http://dallas.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2003/02/10/focus5.html

I searched the terms:
cars "americans spend"

You may view the results of my search. The link is
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=cars+%22americans+spend%22&btnG=Google+Search

Americans spend more than $600 billion on new and used cars each year.
You may read an article in the Houston Chronicle at
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/business/100/249278

I hope this helps! If you need any clarification or further
information, please don't hesitate to click the "clarify" button.

Thanks!

darrel-ga
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Subject: Re: HOW MUCH DO AMERICANS SPEND...?
From: snapanswer-ga on 27 May 2003 11:35 PDT
 
You may find some of topics at the Understanding USA web site
interesting, though the data is from 1997, I believe.

This one seems almost relevant to your question, though I did not find
an exact match:
http://www.understandingusa.com/chaptercc=6&cs=112.html

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