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
  dollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollars
Average household expenditures 31,417 47,825 66,680 93,005 155,888
  shares of spending (%)shares of spending (%)shares of spending (%)shares of spending (%)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).
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