This statistic presents the proportion of retirees in the United States who report changes in their annual expenses, as of 2018. At that time, 6 percent of respondents reported that their expenses have increased, compared to 59 percent who report decreased expenses.
Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working?
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Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (December 1, 2018). Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working?." Chart. December 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. (2018). Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. "Since Entering Retirement, How Has Your Spending Changed Compared to When You Were Working?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/
Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Since entering retirement, how has your spending changed compared to when you were working? [Graph], Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, December 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987498/change-in-spending-behavior-post-retirement-usa/