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What Americans spent their COVID-19 stimulus checks on

Stimulus spending trends
The first stimulus check
First check: Rent
First check: Mortgages
First check: Utilities
First check: Groceries
First check: Technology
First check: Recreational goods
First check: Home crafts
First check: Clothing
First check: Home improvement
First check: Takeout
First check: Eating out
The second stimulus check
Second check: Holiday spending
Second check: Debt repayments
Second check: Charitable donations
The third stimulus check
Third check: Savings and investments
Third check: Apparel and electrical items
Third check: Medical care
Third check: Garden furniture
Third check: Vacations and trips
Third check: Childcare
Third check: Education
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Stimulus spending trends

Many American households have now received up to three stimulus checks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, totaling more than $850 billion in government financial support. But what they spent each stimulus check on varied each time. Read on as we look as how America spent its stimulus payments, according to data from the US Census Bureau and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation (PGPF).

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lovemoney staff

20 October 2021

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