The statistic shows the average annual expenditures of affluent households in the United States on books (excl. books through book clubs) from 2013 through 2016. In 2016, affluent American households spent some 55.8 U.S. dollars on books on average.
Average annual expenditures of affluent households in the United States on books from 2013 through 2016
**Comprises only the "highest 20 percent" of consumers in the United States, based on their income before taxes. Lower income limit, according to the source: 2013: 95,336 U.S. dollars; 2014: 99,620 U.S. dollars; 2015: 103,057 U.S. dollars; 2016: 108,040 U.S. dollars.
Number of consumer units (in thousands):
2013: 25,101
2014: 25,410
2015: 25,773
2016: 25,842.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 19, 2018). Average annual expenditures of affluent households in the United States on books from 2013 through 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241340/expenditures-of-affluent-us-households-books/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual expenditures of affluent households in the United States on books from 2013 through 2016." Chart. June 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241340/expenditures-of-affluent-us-households-books/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2018). Average annual expenditures of affluent households in the United States on books from 2013 through 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241340/expenditures-of-affluent-us-households-books/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Expenditures of Affluent Households in The United States on Books from 2013 through 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241340/expenditures-of-affluent-us-households-books/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average annual expenditures of affluent households in the United States on books from 2013 through 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241340/expenditures-of-affluent-us-households-books/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Average annual expenditures of affluent households in the United States on books from 2013 through 2016 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/241340/expenditures-of-affluent-us-households-books/
