The data presented below represents the average expenditures of all consumer units and breakouts of expenditures in the South during 2002.
| All Consumer Units | South - $ Spent | South - % Spent | |
| Number of consumer units (in thousands) | 110,339 | 39,177 | |
| Income before taxes | $47,507.00 | $44,218.00 | |
| Averages | |||
| Age of reference persons | 48.1 | 48.0 | |
| Avg. # of persons in consumer unit | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Number of | |||
| Earners | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
| Vehicles | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
| % Homeowners | 66% | 68% |
(table continued)
| Average Annual Expenditures | $39,518.00 | $36,285.00 | |
| Food | 5,321.00 | 5,153.00 | 14.2 |
| Housing | 13,011.00 | 11,375.00 | 31.3 |
| Shelter | 7,602.00 | 6,101.00 | 16.8 |
| Owned dwellings | 4,979.00 | 3,993.00 | 11.0 |
| Rented dwellings | 2,134.00 | 1,754.00 | 4.8 |
| Other lodging | 489.00 | 353.00 | 0.9 |
| Utilities, fuels, & public services | 2,767.00 | 2,843.00 | 7.8 |
| Household Operations | 676.00 | 619.00 | 1.7 |
| Housekeeping Supplies | 509.00 | 494.00 | 1.4 |
| Household furnishings & equipment | 1,458.00 | 1,318.00 | 3.6 |
| Apparel & Services | 1,7433.00 | 1,602.00 | 4.4 |
| Transportation | 7,633.00 | 7,448.00 | 20.5 |
| Gas & motor oil | 1,279.00 | 1,245.00 | 3.4 |
| Health Care | 2,182.00 | 2,194.00 | 6.0 |
| Entertainment | 1,953.00 | 1,652.00 | 4.6 |
| All Other Expenses * | 7,327.00 | 6,563.00 | 18.1 |
* Includes alcoholic beverages, reading, education, tobacco products
and smoking supplies, miscellaneous expenditures, personal care products
and services, cash contributions, personal insurance, pensions, and Social
Security.
Note: Items in bold represent major budget categories. Other categories
are sub-categories of the major categories.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
Provided by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service, May 2003.
Contact Nancy Porter for more information about
the 2002 Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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