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Average annual household spending on apparel and services in United States

Average annual household spending on apparel and services in the United States was $2,001 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2% from 2023.

2024, USD2,001
Change on 2023-2%
Series high2,0412023
Series low1,3191984

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Average annual household spending on apparel and services in United States, 1984 to 2024

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,20019841990199620022008201420241984: 1,319 USD1985: 1,420 USD1986: 1,346 USD1987: 1,446 USD1988: 1,489 USD1989: 1,582 USD1990: 1,618 USD1991: 1,735 USD1992: 1,710 USD1993: 1,676 USD1994: 1,644 USD1995: 1,704 USD1996: 1,752 USD1997: 1,729 USD1998: 1,674 USD1999: 1,743 USD2000: 1,856 USD2001: 1,743 USD2002: 1,749 USD2003: 1,640 USD2004: 1,816 USD2005: 1,886 USD2006: 1,874 USD2007: 1,881 USD2008: 1,801 USD2009: 1,725 USD2010: 1,700 USD2011: 1,740 USD2012: 1,736 USD2013: 1,604 USD2014: 1,786 USD2015: 1,846 USD2016: 1,803 USD2017: 1,833 USD2018: 1,866 USD2019: 1,883 USD2020: 1,434 USD2021: 1,754 USD2022: 1,945 USD2023: 2,041 USD2024: 2,001 USD1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,20019841998201220241984: 1,319 USD1985: 1,420 USD1986: 1,346 USD1987: 1,446 USD1988: 1,489 USD1989: 1,582 USD1990: 1,618 USD1991: 1,735 USD1992: 1,710 USD1993: 1,676 USD1994: 1,644 USD1995: 1,704 USD1996: 1,752 USD1997: 1,729 USD1998: 1,674 USD1999: 1,743 USD2000: 1,856 USD2001: 1,743 USD2002: 1,749 USD2003: 1,640 USD2004: 1,816 USD2005: 1,886 USD2006: 1,874 USD2007: 1,881 USD2008: 1,801 USD2009: 1,725 USD2010: 1,700 USD2011: 1,740 USD2012: 1,736 USD2013: 1,604 USD2014: 1,786 USD2015: 1,846 USD2016: 1,803 USD2017: 1,833 USD2018: 1,866 USD2019: 1,883 USD2020: 1,434 USD2021: 1,754 USD2022: 1,945 USD2023: 2,041 USD2024: 2,001 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on apparel and services, all consumer units (CXUAPPARELLB0101M). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.
All 41 values
PeriodUSD
20242,001
20232,041
20221,945
20211,754
20201,434
20191,883
20181,866
20171,833
20161,803
20151,846
20141,786
20131,604
20121,736
20111,740
20101,700
20091,725
20081,801
20071,881
20061,874
20051,886
20041,816
20031,640
20021,749
20011,743
20001,856
19991,743
19981,674
19971,729
19961,752
19951,704
19941,644
19931,676
19921,710
19911,735
19901,618
19891,582
19881,489
19871,446
19861,346
19851,420
19841,319

Definition

Average annual spending on apparel and services per consumer unit in the United States, in current US dollars, from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (series CXUAPPARELLB0101M, all consumer units, mean).

More on how it is measured
  • Clothing and footwear for men, women and children, and apparel products and services such as dry cleaning, alterations, watches and jewelry.
  • A consumer unit is a family, a financially independent person living alone or sharing a home, or two or more people living together who share major expenses; it is close to a household.
  • Spending includes sales taxes and gifts and excludes purchases for business; a purchase counts in full when it is made, even if it is paid in installments.

An average per consumer unit, not per person: consumer units had 2.4 people on average in 2024. Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. United States only. It measures what households pay themselves, so it is lower than personal consumption expenditures in the national accounts, which also count spending on behalf of households, such as employer-paid health insurance.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on apparel and services, all consumer units (CXUAPPARELLB0101M). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on apparel and services, all consumer units (CXUAPPARELLB0101M) (Average annual household spending on apparel and services, United States, 1984 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData

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Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on apparel and services, all consumer units (CXUAPPARELLB0101M), Average annual household spending on apparel and services, United States, 1984 to 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 19 Dec. 2025, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-clothing/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2025. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on apparel and services, all consumer units (CXUAPPARELLB0101M). Average annual household spending on apparel and services, United States, 1984 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-clothing/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on apparel and services, all consumer units (CXUAPPARELLB0101M), Average annual household spending on apparel and services, United States, 1984 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cx/cx.data.1.AllData, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/household-spending-clothing/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average annual household spending on apparel and services in United States?

Average annual household spending on apparel and services in the United States was $2,001 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 2% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on apparel and services, all consumer units (CXUAPPARELLB0101M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual household spending on apparel and services in United States?

$2,041 in 2023, the highest value since 1984 in this series.

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