How Americans spend their money

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Credit: Lam Thuy Vo/NPR

Whenever I watch or read the news the topic most discussed is always either the US or global economy (esp. with regards to Europe).

I’m not an economist and after a certain point I start to tune out all this out, but I do love pictures and charts so I found this interesting.  The graphic below details how Americans spent their money last quarter.

If this was a personal consumption chart I think I’d need a separate breakout for Ptown and for wine. What category (ies) would you need added?

US consumptionWant to read more? Check out the article on NPR here.

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