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.

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.

View data of PCE, an index that measures monthly changes in the price of consumer goods and services as a means of analyzing inflation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Gallup tracks daily the average dollar amount Americans report spending or charging on a daily basis, not counting the purchase of a home, motor vehicle, or normal household bills. Respondents are asked to reflect on the day prior to being surveyed. Weekly results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 3,500 national adults; Margin of error is +/- $8.

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 Expenditures: Total Average Annual Expenditures by Age: from Age 25 to 34 (CXUTOTALEXPLB0403M) from 1984 to 2023 about age, 25 years +, average, expenditures, 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.

Graph and download economic data for Personal consumption expenditures: Clothing, footwear, and related services (DCAFRC1A027NBEA) from 1929 to 2024 about footwear, apparel, PCE, consumption expenditures, consumption, personal, services, GDP, and USA.

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.

This dataset provides annual estimates developed by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on consumer spending in the State of Iowa beginning in 1998. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) is the value of the goods and services purchased by, or on the behalf of, Iowa residents. PCE is reported in millions of current dollars. Also provided is per capita PCE which is reported in current dollars. The Census Bureau’s annual midyear (July 1) population estimates are used for per capita variables. Consumption category indicates the goods or services associated with personal consumption. All includes both goods and services. Goods include both durable goods and non durable goods. Durable goods include: motor vehicles and parts, furnishings and durable household equipment, recreational goods and vehicles, and other durable goods. Non durable goods include: food and beverages purchased for off-premises consumption, clothing and footwear, gasoline and other energy goods, and other non durable goods. Services include household consumption expenditures (for services) and final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households (NPISHs). Household consumption expenditures include: housing and utilities, health care, transportation services, recreation services, food services and accommodations, financial services and insurance, and other services. NPISH is the gross output of nonprofit institutions less receipts from sales of goods and services by nonprofit institutions.

World consumer spending for 2023 was 59.977 trillion US dollars, a 6.65% increase from 2022.

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<li>World consumer spending for 2022 was <strong>56.237 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>4.81% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>World consumer spending for 2021 was <strong>53.659 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>13.13% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>World consumer spending for 2020 was <strong>47.431 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>4.25% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Household final consumption expenditure (formerly private consumption) is the market value of all goods and services, including durable products (such as cars, washing machines, and home computers), purchased by households. It excludes purchases of dwellings but includes imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings. It also includes payments and fees to governments to obtain permits and licenses. Here, household consumption expenditure includes the expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households, even when reported separately by the country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

The year-on-year change in consumer spending on services in the United States fluctuated mildly prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. After a strong decrease that year and a significant increase in 2021, the rate of year-over-year change in the service economy began to generally decrease and stabilize. Forecast figures suggest the trend will continue in the future.