Consumer Spending in the United States increased to 16291.80 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025 from 16273.20 USD Billion in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In the third quarter of 2024, consumer spending reached over **** trillion U.S. dollars in the United States. In the same quarter of the previous year, consumer spending was around **** trillion U.S. dollars.

Real Consumer Spending in the United States decreased to 0.50 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Real Consumer Spending QoQ.

In 2023, the average consumer unit in the United States spent about 9,985 U.S. dollars on food. Americans spent the most on housing, at 25,436 U.S. dollars, reflecting around one third of annual expenditure. The total average U.S. consumer spending amounted to 77,280 U.S. dollars.

The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) program consists of two surveys: the quarterly Interview survey and the annual Diary survey. Combined, these two surveys provide information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics. The survey data are collected for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) by the U.S. Census Bureau. The CE collects all on all spending components including food, housing, apparel and services, transportation, entertainment, and out-of-pocket health care costs. The CE tables are an easy-to-use tool for obtaining arts-related spending estimates. They feature several arts-related spending categories, including the following items: Spending on Admissions Plays, theater, opera, and concerts Movies, parks, and museums Spending on Reading Newspapers and magazines Books Digital book readers Spending on Other Arts-Related Items Musical instruments Photographic equipment Audio-visual equipment Toys, games, arts and crafts The CE is important because it is the only Federal survey to provide information on the complete range of consumers' expenditures and incomes, as well as the characteristics of those consumers. It is used by economic policymakers examining the impact of policy changes on economic groups, by the Census Bureau as the source of thresholds for the Supplemental Poverty Measure, by businesses and academic researchers studying consumers' spending habits and trends, by other Federal agencies, and, perhaps most importantly, to regularly revise the Consumer Price Index market basket of goods and services and their relative importance. The most recent data tables are for 2023 and include: 1) Detailed tables with the most granular level of expenditure data available, along with variances and percent reporting for each expenditure item, for all consumer units (listed as "Other" in the Download menu); and 2) Tables with calendar year aggregate shares by demographic characteristics that provide annual aggregate expenditures and shares across demographic groups (listed as "Excel" in the Download menu). Also, see Featured CE Tables and Economic News Releases sections on the CE home page for current data tables and news release. The 1980 through 2023 CE public-use microdata, including Interview Survey data, Diary Survey data, and paradata (information about the data collection process), are available on the CE website.

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Personal Spending in the United States decreased 0.10 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Personal Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Real Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCEC96) from Jan 2007 to May 2025 about headline figure, PCE, consumption expenditures, consumption, personal, real, and USA.

In 2023, the average annual expenditures of consumer units in the United States totaled to 77,280 U.S. dollars. This is an increase from the previous year, when the average annual expenditures of consumer units totaled to 72,967 U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Total for United States (USPCE) from 1997 to 2023 about PCE, consumption expenditures, consumption, personal, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Shares of gross domestic product: Personal consumption expenditures (DPCERE1Q156NBEA) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about Shares of GDP, PCE, consumption expenditures, consumption, personal, GDP, and USA.

Key information about United States Private Consumption: % of GDP

• United States Private Consumption accounted for 68.8 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a ratio of 67.7 % in the previous quarter.
• US Private Consumption contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1947 to Dec 2024, with an average share of 63.5 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 68.8 % in Dec 2024 and a record low of 57.7 % in Mar 1952.

• In the latest reports, US GDP expanded 1.8 % YoY in Mar 2023.
• Its Nominal GDP reached 6,632.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• US GDP Per Capita reached 59,484.0 USD in Dec 2017.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 16.0 % in Mar 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Real Personal Consumption Expenditures: Goods (DGDSRX1) from Jan 2007 to May 2025 about PCE, consumption expenditures, consumption, personal, goods, real, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Total Average Annual Expenditures by Age: from Age 65 to 74 (CXUTOTALEXPLB0408M) from 1984 to 2023 about 65-years +, age, average, expenditures, and USA.

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Envestnet | Yodlee Consumer Panels (Aggregate/Row) include data relating to millions of transactions, including ticket size and merchant location. The dataset includes de-identified credit/debit card and bank transactions (such as a payroll deposit, account transfer, or mortgage payment). Our coverage offers insights into areas such as consumer, TMT, energy, REITs, internet, utilities, ecommerce, MBS, CMBS, equities, credit, commodities, FX, and corporate activity. We apply rigorous data science practices to deliver key KPIs daily that are focused, relevant, and ready to put into production.

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Additional Use Cases: - Use spending data to analyze sales/revenue broadly (sector-wide) or granular (company-specific). Historically, our tracked consumer spend has correlated above 85% with company-reported data from thousands of firms. Users can sort and filter by many metrics and KPIs, such as sales and transaction growth rates and online or offline transactions, as well as view customer behavior within a geographic market at a state or city level. - Reveal cohort consumer behavior to decipher long-term behavioral consumer spending shifts. Measure market share, wallet share, loyalty, consumer lifetime value, retention, demographics, and more.) - Study the effects of inflation rates via such metrics as increased total spend, ticket size, and number of transactions. - Seek out alpha-generating signals or manage your business strategically with essential, aggregated transaction and spending data analytics.

Across the globe and in the United States, consumers tend to spend a considerable amount of money during specific festivities and seasonal events. During the winter holiday season of 2024, for instance, consumers in the United States expected to spend an average of about *** U.S. dollars per person, making it one of the top U.S. shopping events of the year. That said, the top spot went to the back-to-college season, when average per capita spending was projected to reach nearly ***** U.S. dollars. What do back-to-college shoppers buy? Getting students ready for an academic year at college can be an expensive ordeal in the United States. In addition to paying tuition and rent, it is frequently the first time young adults leave their parents’ homes, which can translate to an array of items needing to be purchased. In 2024, U.S. consumers planned to spend a total of more than ** billion U.S. dollars on back-to-college dorm and/or apartment furnishings. Only five years earlier, planned college furniture spending in the United States stood at less than ***** billion U.S. dollars in total. The impact of inflation on consumption Although consumers consistently spend more money on products and services during specific seasonal events, the wave of inflation that has hit the world in the last couple of years has thrown a wrench into many consumers’ shopping plans. For instance, increasing numbers of holiday shoppers in the United States have been looking for more sales than usual or said they would be buying less expensive gifts.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Consumption Expenditures (NA000349Q) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about PCE, consumption expenditures, consumption, personal, GDP, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Real personal consumption expenditures per capita (A794RX0Q048SBEA) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about PCE, consumption expenditures, per capita, consumption, personal, real, GDP, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Entertainment: All Consumer Units (CXUENTRTAINLB0101M) from 1984 to 2023 about entertainment, consumer unit, expenditures, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Consumption Expenditures: Services (PCESV) from Q1 1947 to Q1 2025 about PCE, consumption expenditures, consumption, personal, services, GDP, and USA.