Personal Consumption Expenditures for Recreation statistics

[In billions of dollars (17.7 represents $17,700,000,000), except percent. Represents market value of purchases of goods and services by individuals and nonprofit institutions, For explanation of chained dollars, see text, Section 14, Income]


				Current dollars				Current dollars				Current dollars				Current dollars				Current dollars				Current dollars				Current dollars				Current dollars					Current dollars							Chained (1996) dollars					Chained (1996) dollars
TYPE OF PRODUCT OR SERVICE
	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998

Total recreation expenditures	17.7	18.5	19.3	20.8	22.5	24.6	26.9	30.9	33.1	36.7	40.0	43.1	46.0	51.5	57.6	63.4	70.5	78.2	85.5	95.9	108.4	116.7	129.5	138.9	155.0	172.9	187.6	204.7	224.5	248.4	268.2	284.9	295.3	313.8	340.1	368.7	401.6	429.6	457.8	494.7	247.6	268.3	282.7	292.6	296.4	313.0	338.3	365.2	398.7	429.6	464.6	512.2
Percent of total personal consumption ¹	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.1	7.2	7.4	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.8	8.1	8.2	8.3	8.5	6.0	6.3	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.8	7.1	7.4	7.9	8.2	8.6	9.0
Books and maps	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.3	2.9	3.0	2.9	3.1	3.2	3.6	3.6	4.1	5.0	5.7	6.5	7.3	8.0	9.0	10.0	10.6	11.4	13.0	14.2	15.0	16.2	16.4	17.1	18.8	20.8	23.1	24.9	26.6	27.8	17.1	18.2	18.5	18.9	18.6	18.9	20.3	22.0	23.9	24.9	26.3	26.8
Magazines, newspapers, and sheet music	2.1	2.2	2.0	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.7	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.7	4.1	4.4	4.8	5.3	5.9	6.4	7.0	7.7	9.1	10.9	12.0	13.0	13.8	14.6	15.7	15.9	16.5	17.6	19.2	20.1	21.6	22.1	22.0	23.1	24.9	26.2	27.6	29.5	31.9	24.9	26.3	26.4	27.2	26.2	25.2	25.7	26.8	27.2	27.6	29.2	30.9
Nondurable toys and sport supplies	2.4	2.5	2.7	2.9	3.1	3.4	3.6	4.0	4.3	4.8	5.2	5.5	5.8	6.6	7.4	8.2	9.0	10.0	10.8	12.3	13.6	14.6	16.0	17.1	18.4	20.5	21.4	22.9	25.3	27.7	30.7	32.8	34.6	36.5	39.5	43.4	47.2	50.6	53.7	57.7	28.5	29.9	32.1	33.7	35.2	36.7	39.5	43.1	47.4	50.6	54.2	61.1
Wheel goods, sports and photographic equipment ²	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.2	2.5	2.9	3.6	4.1	4.8	5.2	5.2	5.6	7.4	8.5	9.0	10.1	11.4	12.8	14.1	16.2	15.6	16.4	16.3	16.9	20.4	21.2	23.0	25.6	27.7	29.3	29.7	29.5	30.1	32.5	35.2	38.5	40.5	43.2	47.1	30.0	31.4	32.4	31.8	30.7	30.9	33.4	35.5	38.5	40.5	43.4	47.9
Video and audio products, computer equipment,
and musical instruments	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.4	3.7	4.3	5.1	6.3	7.0	7.6	8.0	8.5	8.9	10.1	11.3	12.1	13.5	14.8	15.8	17.3	19.4	20.6	22.2	23.0	28.5	32.0	35.9	41.8	46.2	50.8	52.4	52.9	55.1	57.0	62.6	71.0	77.0	80.0	84.0	92.6	25.7	29.4	31.2	33.0	36.2	40.3	47.7	57.1	67.3	80.0	97.0	124.5
Video and audio goods, including
and musical instruments	3.1	3.0	3.2	3.4	3.7	4.3	5.1	6.3	7.0	7.6	8.0	8.5	8.9	10.1	11.3	12.1	13.5	14.8	15.8	17.3	19.3	20.4	21.8	21.7	25.6	29.0	33.0	36.6	40.0	42.6	44.0	43.9	43.2	45.0	48.1	53.0	55.9	56.4	57.8	62.2	31.6	34.7	36.6	37.3	37.5	39.8	43.4	49.2	53.6	56.4	60.3	68.2
Computers, peripherals, and software	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	(X)	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.4	1.4	2.9	3.0	2.9	5.2	6.2	8.2	8.3	8.9	11.9	12.1	14.5	18.0	21.0	23.6	26.2	30.4	1.0	1.5	1.7	2.1	3.4	4.5	7.0	10.0	14.6	23.6	38.1	63.9
Radio and television repair	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.8	2.8	3.2	3.2	3.5	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.7	3.9	3.9	4.7	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.1	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8
Flowers, seeds, and potted plants	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.2	2.3	2.6	2.7	2.9	2.9	3.6	4.2	4.7	5.3	5.7	6.0	6.5	6.9	7.7	9.2	9.7	10.5	10.9	11.0	12.0	12.5	13.2	13.8	14.9	15.6	16.5	10.5	10.9	11.5	11.5	11.1	11.7	12.5	13.2	13.4	14.9	16.1	16.8
Admissions to specified spectator amusements	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.4	2.5	2.9	3.1	3.3	3.5	3.5	3.5	4.0	4.3	4.4	5.0	5.9	6.4	6.6	7.1	8.0	8.7	9.7	9.7	10.5	10.8	11.9	13.3	14.8	15.6	16.1	17.5	18.2	19.2	20.7	22.2	23.8	15.6	16.4	17.1	18.0	17.9	18.3	19.7	19.8	20.2	20.7	21.6	22.6
Motion picture theaters	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.6	2.0	2.2	2.1	2.4	2.8	2.8	2.6	2.7	3.1	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.9	4.6	5.1	5.2	4.9	5.0	5.2	5.5	5.8	6.4	6.8	4.9	5.3	5.9	6.2	6.0	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.8	6.2	6.5
Legitimate theaters and opera, and entertainments
of nonprofit institutions ³	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.3	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.1	2.4	2.8	3.2	3.9	4.0	4.4	4.4	5.2	5.4	6.0	6.8	7.2	7.6	8.0	8.7	9.4	5.8	6.0	5.7	6.3	6.2	6.9	7.7	7.8	8.0	8.0	8.4	8.9
Spectator sports ⁴	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.8	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.7	3.1	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.6	4.3	4.5	4.9	5.1	5.7	5.8	6.1	6.9	7.1	7.6	4.8	5.0	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.8	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.9	6.9	7.2
Clubs and fraternal organizations except insurance ⁵	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.5	2.9	3.4	4.1	4.4	4.7	5.5	6.1	6.7	7.1	8.0	8.7	9.5	10.2	11.1	11.8	12.7	14.0	14.4	14.9	8.8	9.0	9.7	10.3	10.9	11.4	12.1	12.5	13.1	14.0	14.1	14.1
Commercial participant amusements ⁶	0.9	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.1	2.4	2.6	3.0	3.5	4.2	4.9	5.6	6.4	7.2	8.0	9.1	10.8	11.6	12.9	13.8	15.1	16.0	17.3	19.8	21.8	24.6	25.7	29.9	34.0	38.6	43.9	48.3	52.3	56.2	23.1	25.6	27.1	29.2	29.3	33.1	36.7	40.6	45.1	48.3	51.1	53.8
Pari-mutuel net receipts	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.2	4.0	3.7	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5
Other ⁷	1.6	1.8	1.9	2.1	2.4	2.6	2.8	3.2	3.5	4.1	4.8	5.4	6.0	6.6	7.8	9.1	10.4	12.1	13.4	14.9	16.8	19.4	23.0	26.0	30.4	34.1	39.2	42.7	46.3	53.0	59.9	65.4	68.8	76.1	81.9	84.7	93.1	100.8	109.0	118.6	63.7	70.5	76.3	78.7	78.5	84.1	87.5	89.3	96.2	100.8	105.1	110.8

X Not applicable.
1 See Table 723.
2 Includes boats and pleasure aircraft.
3 Except athletic.
4 Consists of admissions to professional and amateur athletic events and to racetracks, including horse, dog, and auto.
5 Consists of dues and fees excluding insurance premiums.
6 Consists of billiard parlors; bowling alleys; dancing, riding, shooting, skating, and swimming places; amusement devices and parks; golf courses; sightseeing buses and guides; private flying operations; casino gambling and other commercial participant amusements.
7 Consists of net receipts of lotteries and expenditures for purchases of pets and pet care services, cable TV, film processing, photographic studios, sporting and recreation camps, video cassette rentals, and recreational services, not elsewhere classified.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, The National Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-94, Vol.1, and Survey of Current Business, June 2000.

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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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