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I imagine they are counting everything, e.g. counting each sock as a separate item of clothing. Otherwise, there is no way the AVERAGE is 68 items per year.

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Likely does include socks and underwear but the median is probably lower than the avenger age. I’m guessing this is a skewed distribution.

Now thinking about it, children—especially newborns and toddlers—go through clothes fast. They must be skewing the distribution.

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