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  • Entertainment spending for the American consumer banks in at about 5.4% of their annual paycheck.
  • The average consumer spends $300 a month on meals cooked at home, and $225 on eating out.
  • Americans spend about 4% of their income on apparel. The ratio of spending on women's vs. men's clothing is about 2 to 1.

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