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Table 5.II |
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Average Annual Expenditures By Category |
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2005-2006* |
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| Item | United States Average ($) |
New York Metropolitan Statistical Area ($) | NY Metro Area as a % of US Average |
| Average Annual Expenditure | 48,398 | 55,137 | 113.9 |
| Food and Alcoholic Beverages | 6,608 | 7,589 | 114.8 |
| Housing | 16,366 | 20,865 | 127.5 |
| Apparel | 1,874 | 2,746 | 146.5 |
| Transportation | 8,508 | 7,792 | 91.6 |
| Health Care | 2,766 | 2,607 | 94.3 |
| Entertainment | 2,376 | 2,451 | 103.2 |
| Education | 888 | 1,597 | 179.8 |
| Personal insurance and pensions | 5,270 | 5,968 | 113.2 |
| *Latest available) | |||
| Source: | |||
| U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||
| http://www.bls.gov/cex/csxann06.pdf | |||
| http://www.bls.gov/cex/2006/msas/norteast.pdf | |||