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Percentage of annual U.S. consumer spending 2016, by income quintiles

Percentage of average annual consumer expenditure on major components in the United States in 2016, by income quintiles

The data displays the percentage of average annual expenditure of consumer units on major components in the U.S. in 2016, by income quintiles. In 2016, the lowest 20% of income consumer units spent about 40.8% of their total expenditure on housing. Consumer units belonging to the highest 20% of income spent only 30.0% on housing.

Total	33	15.8	12.6	11.9	8	5.1	3.6	3.1
Lowest 20 percent	40.8	15	15.4	2.6	8.6	4.6	2.2	3.4
Second 20 percent	36.9	16.3	13.5	4.8	9.6	4.8	3.9	3.2
Third 20 percent	34.2	17.8	13.1	8.9	9	4.9	2.7	3.2
Fourth 20 percent	31.9	16.8	13	12.7	8.4	5.3	2.9	3
Highest 20 percent	30	14.4	11.2	17.2	6.8	5.2	4.7	3.1

Percentage of annual U.S. consumer spending 2016, by income quintiles

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