ST. LOUIS — Due to COVID-19’s effect on gas prices and supply issues for automotive manufacturers, transportation costs have risen across the U.S.
That’s evident in the St. Louis metro area, which has the sixth-highest transportation costs in the country, at 17.2% of total annual household spending, according to a report from car buying service CoPilot. The nation’s average spending on transportation is 16.8% of total household spending.
What’s more, St. Louis households spend $11,123 annually on transportation, also higher than the U.S. average of $10,507.
Generally, transportation spending was higher in the western and southern parts of the U.S.
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