In 2024, U.S. households spent an average of $6,224 on food purchased for home consumption, the highest category of consumer spending reported in the latest Consumer Expenditure Survey. Food bought away from home averaged $3,945, while alcoholic beverages spent at home averaged $269 and those bought away from home averaged $374. Memberships at social, recreation and health clubs averaged $272, and spending on sports, recreation and exercise equipment was $225. In 2021, during the COVID‑19 pandemic, equipment spending exceeded memberships. Contributions to churches and other religious organizations averaged $781, and donations to charities and other organizations averaged $322. The figures come from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys and define households as consumer units. These statistics were released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics as part of its ‘The Economics Daily’ series.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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