|
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2005 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Housing |
30.0% |
31.7% |
31.7% |
31.9% |
33.1% |
33.7% |
33.7% |
Transportation |
15.9 |
16.4 |
17.5 |
16.0 |
14.8 |
13.4 |
13.9 |
Food |
15.0 |
14.0 |
13.6 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
13.0 |
12.7 |
Retirement (2) |
8.8 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
Other |
10.6 |
10.2 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
Total insurance |
5.8 |
6.8 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
Health |
2.0 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
Vehicle |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
Homeowners |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
Life |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
Other |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
(3) |
(3) |
(3) |
Entertainment |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
Clothing |
5.7 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Healthcare |
3.1 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
(1) Ranked by 2010 data.
(2) Mostly payroll deductions for retirement purposes such as Social Security (77%) and private pension plans (14%) and nonpayroll deposits such as IRAs (9%) in 2010.
(3) Less than 0.1 percent.
Note: Percentages may not add due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. |