According the the Fourth Quarter 2010 Hoisington Managements Report, November 2010 consumer fuel expenditures amounted to 9.1% of wage and salary income and consumer food expenditures were 12.6% of wage and salary income for a family with a median income of $50,000. Annual fuel expenditures rose by about $660 for the typical family and Hoisington estimates that food costs increased $626.
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