We estimated the reward point value for each card, and applied it to
the average consumer expenditure data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The figures above are based on
the average consumer expenditure data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
We based these findings on
the average consumer expenditure data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so values will change depending on a consumer's spending habits.
In order to give readers an idea of how these cards compare to one another, we studied their performance given
the average consumer expenditure.
We took a look at data on
average consumer expenditures to determine how much the typical person can expect from these cards in terms of rewards.
Not exact matches
To put that into perspective, the
average 2016 food
expenditure for U.S.
consumers was $ 7,203, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Yet in 2015,
consumers spent an
average $ 55,978 per household, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics» most recent
consumer expenditure survey.
Note that the real interest rates exceed reported for TIPS because I have adjusted yields to reflect the 35 basis point
average difference between the
Consumer Price Index used in calculating TIPS coupons and the Personal Consumption
Expenditures deflator targeted by the Fed.
The poor
consumer spending in Q1 could be a harbinger of more economic weakness, not only because the
consumer is almost 70 % of the U.S. economy, but because
average real personal consumption
expenditures grew at a faster rate than real GDP over the last three years, 2.9 % to 2.2 %.
Consumer Spending on Beverage Alcohol,
Consumer Off - and On - Premise
Expenditures (by category), Price Indices and
Average Price for Off - and On - Premise Consumption (by category)
The USDA bases this estimate on the Bureau of Labor Statistic's annual
Consumer Expenditure Survey, which draws a picture of an average American c
Consumer Expenditure Survey, which draws a picture of an
average American
consumerconsumer.
From June 2014 to July 2015, the
average American household spent about $ 6,887 on food, according to household data from the United States Department of Labor
Consumer Expenditure Survey.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2016
Consumer Expenditure Survey, retired households spend about $ 44,000 per year on
average.
The
average U.S. household of four spends about $ 5,800 on food at home annually and hundreds more on housekeeping supplies and personal care products that are also common purchases in supermarkets, according to the most recent
Consumer Expenditure Survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Consumers earn 1 % back with the Korean Air Visa Signature card when spending in other categories, so someone who uses the credit card to charge both Korean Air tickets and general household
expenditures will get a weighted
average of the two rewards rate.
The graph below shows the
average 2 - year rewards value for a
consumer with
average expenditures, as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This
average data was used to determine the
average consumers»
expenditures on dining, gas, groceries, hotels, airfare and other.
The
average U.S. household of four spends about $ 5,800 on food at home annually and hundreds more on housekeeping supplies and personal care products that are also common purchases in supermarkets, according to the most recent
Consumer Expenditure Survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
For the gasoline part of carbon taxes, we estimate that around two - thirds will be paid by above -
average - income households (calculated by summing: the first and second quintiles» shares of gasoline
expenditures in the pie chart above, plus half of the middle quintile's share, yielding a total of 66 %; data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics»
Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2014).
Lucky for me, there is publicly available data showing exactly what people spend on
average, in the form of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Expenditure Survey.
If you don't qualify for a subsidy, aiming to spend 5 % of your annual gross income on health insurance premiums is a handy benchmark; that's how much
consumers spend, on
average, on health insurance according to the government's
Consumer Expenditure Survey.
The
average expenditure measures what
consumers actually spend for insurance on each vehicle.
That's what the
average US
consumer spends on health insurance, according to the government's Consumer Expenditure
consumer spends on health insurance, according to the government's
Consumer Expenditure
Consumer Expenditure Survey.
In fact, when a home is sold in California, the
average income generated from additional
expenditure on
consumer items such as on furniture, appliances, and remodeling is $ 4.429.