One of the many organs that can cause this type of pain is the lung(s). Various disorders of the lungs, such as pneumothorax (collapsed lung), pneumonia, asthma, pleurisy, and pulmonary embolism (blood clot), can cause pain in the right side of the chest.
Overall Income and Expenses. According to a 2009 United States Department of Labor survey of consumer expenditures, the average American household has 2.5 residents and a household gross income of $62,857. Annual spending totals $49,067. The majority, 66 percent, own homes rather than rent.
In 2015, U.S. households spent an average of $7,023 (12.5 percent of income) on food. Spending data on food is broken into two main categories: food at home, which includes unprepared foods like those bought at grocery stores; and food away from home, such as food at a restaurant.