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Frugality took front row
By BECKY BOWERS, Times Staff Writer
Published October 27, 2007
We had less fun last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Americans spent more than in 2005 on housing and health care, and less on entertainment. Consumers in the South pulled back on clothes and services. But rising housing costs hit nationwide. At least we're all pinching pennies. Percent change in consumer spending 2005-06 Housing
South: +7.9 percent
Nation: +7.9 percent Health care
South: +6.5 percent
Nation: +3.8 percent Transportation
South: +6.3 percent
Nation: +2.0 percent Food
South: +2.9 percent
Nation: +3.0 percent Personal insurance and pensions
South: -0.5 percent
Nation: +1.3 percent Entertainment
South: -0.8 percent
Nation: -0.5 percent Apparel and services
South: -5.4 percent
Nation: -0.6 percent Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey
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