Hello again Broker,
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a great deal of data in
the report ?Consumer Expenditures in 2004? published in April 2006
Definition of a Consumer unit
Members of a household consisting of (a) occupants related by blood,
marriage, adoption, or some other legal arrangement; (b) a single
person living alone or sharing a household with others, but who is
financially independent; or (c) two or more persons living together
who share responsibility for at least 2 out of 3 major types of
expenses?food, housing, and other expenses. Students living in
university-sponsored housing also are included in the sample as
separate consumer units.
Table A. Average annual expenditures of all consumer units and percent
changes, Consumer Expenditure Survey
2004
Total Number of consumer units (in thousands) 116,282
Average Number of persons in consumer unit: 2.5
Average annual expenditures
All food: $5,781
Food at home: $3,347
Food away from home: $2,434
Using the above figures we can calculate that the average American
spends $6.33 on food. This is $3.67 on food at home and $2.67 on food
out of home.
I calculated these figures like this.
5781/365 = 15.83 /2.5 = $6.33
3347/365 = 9.17 /2.5 = $3.67
3347/365 = 6.67 /2.5 = $2.67
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Table 2.
Income before taxes: Average annual expenditures and characteristics,
Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2004
Page 9
Income: Less than $5,000
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 1.6
Average annual expenditures in food: $3173
Food at home: 2,030
Food out of home: 1,143
Income: $5,000 to $9,999
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 1.6
Average annual expenditures in food: $ 2,409
Food at home: 1,695
Food out of home: 714
Income: $10,000 to $14,999
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 1.8
Average annual expenditures in food: $2,981
Food at home: 2,105
Food out of home: 876
Income: $15,000 to $19,999
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 2
Average annual expenditures in food: $3,567
Food at home: 2,435
Food out of home: 1,132
Income: $20,000 to $29,999
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 2.2
Average annual expenditures in food: $4,076
Food at home: 2,591
Food out of home: 1,485
Income: $30,000 to $39,999
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 2.4
Average annual expenditures in food: $4,986
Food at home: 3,056
Food out of home: 1,930
Income: $40,000 to $49,999
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 2.6
Average annual expenditures in food: $5,452
Food at home: 3,263
Food out of home: 2,189
Income: $50,000 to $69,999
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 2.8
Average annual expenditures in food: $6,312
Food at home: 3,640
Food out of home: 2,672
Income: $70,000 and more
Average number of persons in consumer unit: 3.1
Average annual expenditures in food: $9,042
Food at home: 4,734
Food out of home: 4,308
Source:
Consumer Expenditures in 2004
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
April 2006
Report 992
Download here:
http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxann04.pdf
Previous Consumer Surveysare also available
http://www.bls.gov/cex/home.htm
Or you can use this handy tool to get individual item expenditures by
different characteristics and for different years.
http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=cx
Search terms:
Food expenditures in the United States
Spends on food per day OR year +American
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