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Consumer expenditures for athletic gear, game tables, and exercise equipment doubled in 2021
January 13, 2023
The average consumer unit spent $111.80 on athletic gear, game tables, and exercise equipment in 2021. That was more than double the average spending of $54.33 in 2020. Athletic gear, game tables, and exercise equipment include wearable fitness trackers and pedometers, treadmills, stationary bicycles, weights, and other home gym equipment.
Consumer spending on athletic gear, game tables, and exercise equipment, 2013–21
Year
Average consumer unit expenditures
Percent of consumer units with spending
2013
$36.33
1.7%
2014
48.86
1.8
2015
42.74
1.9
2016
45.75
1.7
2017
55.97
2.1
2018
49.01
1.7
2019
41.30
1.6
2020
54.53
1.7
2021
111.80
1.6
Although spending on athletic gear, game tables, and exercise equipment rose sharply in 2021, a slightly smaller share of consumer units reported expenditures for these products, 1.6 percent of all consumer units in 2021, compared with 1.7 percent in 2020.
These data are from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys. Consumer units are similar to households and consist of the household members who use their income to make joint expenditure decisions. To learn more about the data in this article, see our detailed tables on consumer expenditures.
United States Department of Labor
