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United States — Household consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Quarterly · Q1 1919–Q4 2027 · 416 observations

About this series

Household final consumption expenditure records spending by households and nonprofit institutions serving households on goods and services for current use. It is a component of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In the United States, the household consumption reading was 68% of GDP in Q3 2026, compared with 68% of GDP in Q2 2026. The period change was −0.01 percentage points; compared with 67.9% of GDP in Q3 2025, the year-on-year change was +0.08 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 67.6% of GDP.

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  • Quarterly data, 1919–2027
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Latest observations

Q1 2007–Q4 2027

PeriodValue
Q4 202768 % of GDP
Q3 202768 % of GDP
Q2 202768 % of GDP
Q1 202768 % of GDP
Q4 202668 % of GDP
15 earlier values
Q3 202668 % of GDP
Q2 202668 % of GDP
Q1 202668.1 % of GDP
Q4 202568 % of GDP
Q3 202567.9 % of GDP
Q2 202568.2 % of GDP
Q1 202568.4 % of GDP
Q4 202468.2 % of GDP
Q3 202467.9 % of GDP
Q2 202467.8 % of GDP
Q1 202467.7 % of GDP
Q4 202367.5 % of GDP
Q3 202367.5 % of GDP
Q2 202367.9 % of GDP
Q1 202367.9 % of GDP

Values before Q1 2023, back to Q1 2007, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.