San Francisco is No. 1 — in books and booze

Bob Cox writes “according to a new federal survey, San Franciscans spend more on alcohol and books than residents of any other U.S. city.

The two-year study of spending habits, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, found that New Yorkers spend the most on clothes, Bostonians spend the most on tobacco, Chicagoans spend the most on utilities and Washingtonians spend the most on entertainment — not counting admission to sessions of Congress, which is free.


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