The United States Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis calculated personal consumption expenditures (PCE) at $13.321 trillion in the U.S. in 2017. Purchases of goods and services accounted for 77.64% or $10.343 trillion of that amount. The other 22.36% or $2.978 trillion of PCE did not involve a purchase of any kind. Examples of consumption expenditures for which no payment was made, though a monetary value was imputed, include employer contributions for group insurance and certain financial services. See the footnote below the chart titled Personal Consumption Expenditures i...