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Average annual household spending on entertainment in United States

Average annual household spending on entertainment in the United States was $3,609 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2023.

2024, USD3,609
Change on 2023-0.7%
Series high3,6352023
Series low1,0551984

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Average annual household spending on entertainment in United States, 1984 to 2024

1,0002,0003,0004,00019841990199620022008201420241984: 1,055 USD1985: 1,170 USD1986: 1,149 USD1987: 1,193 USD1988: 1,329 USD1989: 1,424 USD1990: 1,422 USD1991: 1,472 USD1992: 1,500 USD1993: 1,626 USD1994: 1,567 USD1995: 1,612 USD1996: 1,834 USD1997: 1,813 USD1998: 1,746 USD1999: 1,891 USD2000: 1,863 USD2001: 1,953 USD2002: 2,079 USD2003: 2,060 USD2004: 2,218 USD2005: 2,388 USD2006: 2,376 USD2007: 2,698 USD2008: 2,835 USD2009: 2,693 USD2010: 2,504 USD2011: 2,572 USD2012: 2,605 USD2013: 2,482 USD2014: 2,728 USD2015: 2,842 USD2016: 2,913 USD2017: 3,203 USD2018: 3,226 USD2019: 3,090 USD2020: 2,909 USD2021: 3,568 USD2022: 3,458 USD2023: 3,635 USD2024: 3,609 USD1,0002,0003,0004,00019841998201220241984: 1,055 USD1985: 1,170 USD1986: 1,149 USD1987: 1,193 USD1988: 1,329 USD1989: 1,424 USD1990: 1,422 USD1991: 1,472 USD1992: 1,500 USD1993: 1,626 USD1994: 1,567 USD1995: 1,612 USD1996: 1,834 USD1997: 1,813 USD1998: 1,746 USD1999: 1,891 USD2000: 1,863 USD2001: 1,953 USD2002: 2,079 USD2003: 2,060 USD2004: 2,218 USD2005: 2,388 USD2006: 2,376 USD2007: 2,698 USD2008: 2,835 USD2009: 2,693 USD2010: 2,504 USD2011: 2,572 USD2012: 2,605 USD2013: 2,482 USD2014: 2,728 USD2015: 2,842 USD2016: 2,913 USD2017: 3,203 USD2018: 3,226 USD2019: 3,090 USD2020: 2,909 USD2021: 3,568 USD2022: 3,458 USD2023: 3,635 USD2024: 3,609 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on entertainment, all consumer units (CXUENTRTAINLB0101M). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-19.
All 41 values
PeriodUSD
20243,609
20233,635
20223,458
20213,568
20202,909
20193,090
20183,226
20173,203
20162,913
20152,842
20142,728
20132,482
20122,605
20112,572
20102,504
20092,693
20082,835
20072,698
20062,376
20052,388
20042,218
20032,060
20022,079
20011,953
20001,863
19991,891
19981,746
19971,813
19961,834
19951,612
19941,567
19931,626
19921,500
19911,472
19901,422
19891,424
19881,329
19871,193
19861,149
19851,170
19841,055

Definition

Average annual spending on entertainment 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 CXUENTRTAINLB0101M, all consumer units, mean).

More on how it is measured
  • Fees and admissions; television, radio and sound equipment and services, including cable TV; pets, toys, hobbies and playground equipment; and other entertainment equipment and services, such as sports and exercise equipment, bicycles and boats.
  • 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 entertainment, all consumer units (CXUENTRTAINLB0101M). 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 entertainment, all consumer units (CXUENTRTAINLB0101M) (Average annual household spending on entertainment, 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 entertainment, all consumer units (CXUENTRTAINLB0101M), Average annual household spending on entertainment, 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-entertainment/united-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2025. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on entertainment, all consumer units (CXUENTRTAINLB0101M). Average annual household spending on entertainment, 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-entertainment/united-states.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025) Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on entertainment, all consumer units (CXUENTRTAINLB0101M), Average annual household spending on entertainment, 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-entertainment/united-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average annual household spending on entertainment in United States?

Average annual household spending on entertainment in the United States was $3,609 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Expenditure Surveys: average annual expenditures on entertainment, all consumer units (CXUENTRTAINLB0101M). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual household spending on entertainment in United States?

$3,635 in 2023, the highest value since 1984 in this series.

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