Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in United States of America
United States of America: Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure was 0.9% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in United States of America, 1990–2009
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2009, alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in United States of America stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in United States of America peaked at 1.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
That places United States of America 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9% | — |
| 1995 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -18.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in United States of America?
- Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in United States of America was 0.9% in 2009, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure?
- United States of America ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2009.
- Is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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