Expenditures on Children by Families, 2008
http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/CRC/crc2008.pdf
Provides the most recent estimates for husband-wife and single-parent families using data from the 2005-06 Consumer Expenditure Survey updated to 2008 dollars with the Consumer Price Index. Reports that annual child-rearing expenses range between $11,610 and $13,480 per child for a two child, married couple family in the middle income group. From the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
