The bar chart compares average household expenditure in the United States on five different product categories – food, clothing, electronics, furniture, and entertainment – in the years 2010 and 2014.
Overall, it is evident that spending increased across most categories over the four-year period, with electronics and food experiencing the most noticeable growth. Clothing was the only category to see a decline.
In both years, food remained the largest area of household spending, rising from $4,000 in 2010 to $4,500 in 2014. Electronics also saw a significant increase, with average expenditure rising by $600, from $2,200 to $2,800, making it the second-highest category by 2014. Similarly, spending on furniture and entertainment grew modestly by $200 and $300 respectively.
In contrast, clothing was the only product where spending fell, declining from $1,800 in 2010 to $1,600 in 2014. Despite this decrease, it still represented a notable portion of household budgets.
In summary, American households spent more in 2014 than in 2010 on nearly all product types, with technology-related and essential items seeing the greatest rise.