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=Aaverage housing expenditures=
=Aaverage housing expenditures=
*$6844/person/year - [ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2008/age.txt]
*$6844/person/year - includes utilities and furnishings - [ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2008/age.txt]
**$541 of this is electricity, and 451 is phone


=The average transportation expenditures=
=The average transportation expenditures=

Revision as of 00:40, 8 November 2009

The average cost of living for an American

  • $20,194 per person per year - [1]

Average food expenditures for an American

  • Bureau of Labor Statistics - $2577/person/year - [2]
    • Almost half of this is eating out
  • $4800/year according to [3]
  • $2700/year according to [4]
  • $5000/year - [5]

Aaverage housing expenditures

  • $6844/person/year - includes utilities and furnishings - [6]
    • $541 of this is electricity, and 451 is phone

The average transportation expenditures

  • $3442 per person per year - BLS - [7]
    • Of this, $1086 is for fuel and oil

The average debt expenditures