Top Five Expenditures of African-American consumers in 2006



Stat: Housing $121.6 billion, Food $59.2 billion, Cars/Trucks $32.1 billion, Clothing $27.7 billion, Health Care $17.8 billion

Stat Categories: African-American Stats

Tags: African American African American,Black African American,Black,Negro

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Stat Source: Target Market News

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Submitted By: Michael Raeford

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