Consumer Expenditures

The Research Triangle Region's consumer expenditures are in line with competitive regions throughout the nation. Due to the fact that the region is still growing at a tremendous rate, it is safe to assume that consumer expenditures will increase with the fact of a high population influx as well as new establishments for eating and shopping. The region's consumer expenditure total $28.4 billion with food and apparel leading the way.   Consumer Expenditures Expenditures Raleigh- Durham- Chapel Hill, NC MSA Austin, TX San Jose, CA Total Expenditures $23,131,820 $24,914,499 $38,105,516 Food (at Home) $2,352,236 $2,559,145 $3,514,999 Eating Out $2,427,697 $2,672,657 $3,835,689 Apparel $2,319,602 $2,563,215 $4,081,850 Health Care $1,595,629 $1,682,394 $2,284,883 Household Furnishing $713,040 $781,150 $1,373,253 Entertainment $247,219 $272,713 $468,115 Personal Care Products $437,167 $469,576 $657,628 Reading $250,222 $265,702 $461,447 TV, Radio & Electronics $857,427 $940,635 $1,446,929 Sports Equipment $447,330 $492,345 $814,661 Household Appliances $518,690 $561,039   $968,809                 Source: Demographics USA, 2003 *Note: Expenditures in ($000)   Research Triangle Region's Consumer Expenditures (All Sales in $000) Chatham Durham Franklin Granville Harnett Johnston Lee Total Expenditures $939,474 $3,954,737 $750,030 $663,215 $1,248,377 $2,023,257 $717,968 Food (Home) $101,710 $414,842 $92,289 $81,272 $161,077 $246,046 $87,766 Eating Out $96,926 $420,603 $79,482 $64,787 $126,448 $219,881 $71,532 Apparel $86,358 $397,733 $67,721 $61,298 $116,968 $187,253 $67,725 Health Care $72,258 $281,487 $24,932 $53,500 $96,651 $147,412 $58,056 Household Furnishings $27,401 $117,448 $19,272 $18,098 $32,247 $54,003 $20,035 Entertainment $9,143 $41,761 $6,528 $5,521 $9,920 $18,371 $6,242  Personal Care Products $17,524 $80,461 $15,034 $13,411 $25,080 $39,472 $14,173 Reading $9,641 $41,886 $6,442 $6,084 $11,342 $18,565 $7,052 TV, Radio & Electronics $32,608 $148,633 $25,391 $22,826 $42,767 $69,836 $24,890 Sports Equipment $16,714 $76,003 $12,484 $11,758 $21,932 $35,055  $12,884 Household Appliances $20,939 $85,844 $15,201 $14,253 $25,687 $41,602 $15,646                 (All Sales in $000) Moore Orange Person Vance Wake Warren Research Triangle Region Total Expenditures $1,317,420 $2,298,240 $520,823 $549,067 $13,166,082 $252,805 $28,401,495 Food (Home) $147,213 $220,628 $65,626 $75,521 $1,276,721 $33,205 $3,003,916 Eating Out $128,786 $238,722 $50,940 $52,834 $1,372,083 $22,858 $2,945,882 Apparel $118,271 $232,207 $45,588 $51,853 $1,348,330 $21,610 $2,802,915 Health Care $115,909 $152,597 $43,302 $46,795 $885,533 $23,498 $2,001,930 Household Furnishings $39,454  $69,772  $13,403 $14,205 $425,144   $6,285  $856,767   Entertainment $12,019 $24,612 $3,981 $4,337 $146,804 $1,796 $291,035 Personal Care Products $24,697 $41,153 $10,475 $11,965 $243,523 $5,413 $542,381 Reading $14,912 $26,793 $4,699 $4,607 $146,895 $2,086 $301,004 TV, Radio & Electronics $45,647 $85,060 $17,389 $18,883 $495,899 $8,243 $1,038,072 Sports Equipment $24,175 $43,493 $8,721 $9,635 $263,581 $4,049 $540,484 Household Appliances $30,941 $50,965 $10,863 $11,496 $304,139 $5,394 $632,970 Source: Demographics USA, 2003 *Note: Expenditures in ($000)