household spending
Domestic budget outlay
Household spending is the money spent by individuals and families on goods and services for personal use—food, housing, transportation, healthcare, entertainment.
Economists track household spending as a key indicator of economic health, since consumer purchases drive much of economic activity.
Household spending rose 0.4% in the third quarter.
- budgetPlan for spending
- tight budgetSeverely limited funds
- groceriesFood bought at stores
- grocery listInventory for store trip
- mortgageSecured home loan
paying bills · bills · utilities · rent · expenses · cost of living · shopping · credit · credit card · debt · income · savings · receipts · paycheck · bank account · cost · consumption · family
- macroeconomicsGDP, GNP, gross domestic product, gross national product, inflation rate
household spendinghousehold income
Total money a home receives
disposable income · investment returns · personal savings · personal income · family income
household spendinggovernment spending
State allocation of funds
public expenditure · federal spending · military spending · capital investment · defense spending
household spendingbelt-tightening
Reducing expenditures deliberately
spending cuts · financial prudence · penny-pinching · reduced consumption
household, spending, house, spend, households, houses, housed, housing, holds