**The chart below gives information about the ratio of income to spending (in dollars) by Americans by age range in 2013.**

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graph compares how much Americans spent to how much

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they made in 2013, by age group. The data shows an

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rise and fall in both

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and spending between young, middle-aged, and older Americans.

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rises and falls more sharply than spending. Those under 25 and over 75 actually spent slightly more than they earned.

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, between the ages of 25 and 64, Americans earned 10,000 to 20,000

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more than they spent.

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difference shrinks in the 65-74 age group, where spending was just a few thousand

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less. In terms of actual numbers, those under 25 or over 75 earned and spent around 30,000 and 35,000

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, respectively. 25-34 year-olds and 65-74 year-olds both earned in the 50,000s and spent in the 40,000s. In the middle, between ages 35 and 64,

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was 70,000-80,000

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, and spending ranged from roughly 55 to 60 thousand.