Table 2
Budget shares of major spending categories by income quintile, 2013

Budget shares of major spending categories by income quintile, 2013
	Lowest quintile	Second quintile	Third quintile	Fourth quintile	Highest quintile
	dollars
Average household expenditures	31,417	47,825	66,680	93,005	155,888
	shares of spending (%)
Food	13.8	13.4	11.4	10.0	7.8
Shelter	30.4	26.3	22.2	20.5	16.6
Clothing and accessories	5.3	5.0	5.0	4.3	4.1
Transportation	15.6	15.9	16.6	16.5	13.7
Income taxes	1.3	6.0	11.0	15.8	28.3

Source(s):

Survey of Household Spending (3508).

Table 2Budget shares of major spending categories by income quintile, 2013