​The table below shows consumer and retail expenditures by category. Consumer expenditures in Ashland, including household, tourist, and business expenditures, totaling over $482,000,000 in 2013. The categories with the largest expenditures included transportation, shelter, and food and beverages. It is interesting to note that the City’s average household expenditure on entertainment ranks just below spending on health care. In terms of employment according to Applied Geographic Solutions, retail trade accounts for 27.11 percent of the jobs in Ashland in 2013.