Selected Midwestern Metropolitan Statistical Areas:
Average Annual Expenditures and Characteristics,
Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1998-99

Item	All Consumer Units in Midwest	Chicago	Detroit	Milwaukee	Minnea- polis-St. Paul	Cleveland	Cincinnati	St. Louis	Kansas City
Number of consumer units (in 000s)	25,556	3,055	1,995	686	1,242	1,200	838	993	768
Income before taxes	$41,447	$47,591	$47,539	$43,855	$58,032	$47,202	$44,872	$43,121	$49,495
Age of reference person	48.2	48.3	47.2	49	47	49.7	47.5	50.8	43.8
Average size of consumer unit	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.5
Children under 18	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7
Persons 65 and over	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.2
Earners	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.5
Vehicles	2.1	1.6	2	2	2.6	2	1.9	1.9	2.2
Percent Homeowner	69	64	71	63	68	71	62	75	63
Average annual expenditures	$35,369	$38,156	$38,120	$36,863	$48,444	$37,692	$37,392	$36,111	$36,955
Food	$4,802	$5,092	$5,580	$4,344	$5,778	$4,940	$4,994	$5,270	$5,115
Food at home	$2,733	$2,802	$3,126	$2,473	$3,050	$2,892	$2,605	$3,193	$3,254
Cereals and bakery products	$430	$423	$504	$363	$435	$437	$397	$499	$437
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs	$671	$731	$845	$538	$656	$833	$600	$912	$916
Dairy products	$304	$285	$329	$281	$382	$302	$312	$314	$332
Fruits and vegetables	$442	$514	$510	$391	$535	$465	$384	$536	$565
Other food at home	$887	$849	$939	$900	$1,042	$854	$912	$931	$1,005
Food away from home	$2,069	$2,290	$2,454	$1,871	$2,728	$2,048	$2,389	$2,078	$1,861
Alcoholic beverages	$304	$411	$346	$356	$507	$295	$356	$222	$244
Housing	$11,196	$13,732	$13,018	$13,147	$14,973	$11,944	$12,072	$11,304	$11,421
Shelter	$6,270	$8,408	$7,599	$8,249	$8,811	$6,942	$6,933	$6,435	$6,538
Owned dwellings	$4,282	$5,625	$5,474	$5,540	$6,063	$4,925	$4,331	$4,539	$4,194
Rented dwellings	$1,558	$2,238	$1,668	$2,326	$2,029	$1,469	$2,153	$1,589	$1,979
Other lodging	$430	$545	$457	$383	$719	$547	$449	$308	$366
Utilities, fuels, and public services	$2,401	$2,647	$2,607	$2,277	$2,284	$2,523	$2,341	$2,681	$2,597
Household operations	$542	$520	$673	$590	$1,003	$410	$797	$745	$619
Housekeeping supplies	$508	$567	$558	$500	$659	$554	$433	$328	$378
Household furnishings and equipment	$1,475	$1,590	$1,582	$1,531	$2,217	$1,515	$1,568	$1,115	$1,290
Apparel and services	$1,607	$1,888	$2,056	$1,319	$1,979	$1,777	$1,595	$1,911	$1,708
Transportation	$6,617	$6,233	$7,162	$7,271	$8,847	$7,133	$6,857	$7,014	$7,789
Vehicle purchases (net outlay)	$3,081	$2,779	$2,854	$3,643	$4,175	$3,471	$3,108	$3,582	$3,948
Gasoline and motor oil	$1,036	$928	$1,054	$1,022	$1,172	$916	$1,029	$970	$1,155
Other vehicle expenses	$2,159	$1,958	$2,835	$2,140	$2,891	$2,304	$2,388	$2,168	$2,383
Public transportation	$341	$568	$419	$466	$610	$442	$332	$294	$303
Health care	$2,048	$1,951	$1,701	$2,050	$2,262	$1,661	$2,280	$1,985	$2,043
Entertainment	$1,984	$1,771	$2,123	$1,676	$2,498	$2,294	$1,851	$1,640	$1,649
Personal care products and services	$385	$429	$532	$270	$526	$481	$369	$342	$307
Reading	$168	$151	$178	$182	$247	$201	$183	$140	$144
Education	$583	$938	$399	$469	$767	$632	$691	$508	$642
Tobacco products and smoking supplies	$331	$266	$403	$413	$344	$321	$402	$233	$302
Miscellaneous	$865	$778	$831	$982	$1,402	$1,351	$955	$869	$953
Cash contributions	$1,126	$1,249	$685	$1,085	$1,454	$939	$1,760	$1,294	$967
Personal insurance and pensions	$3,355	$3,267	$3,106	$3,300	$6,859	$3,723	$3,029	$3,377	$3,671
Life and other personal insurance	$387	$392	$394	$359	$419	$416	$371	$361	$401
Pensions and Social Security	$2,968	$2,875	$2,712	$2,941	$6,440	$3,307	$2,658	$3,016	$3,270

1/ Components of income and taxes are derived from "complete income reporters" only; see glossary.
Source:  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Surveys.

Posted:  June 1, 2001