on average

phrase

variants or on the average

: taking the typical example of the group under consideration

Prices have increased on average by five percent. [=the average increase has been five percent]

Examples of on average in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last winter, the agency helped 2,160 oil-heat customers, who received just over $1,000 in assistance each, on average. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

According to ZipRecruiter, TrafficBoost® jobs receive nine times more candidates, on average, than organic listings. — Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Aid workers told me that, on average, Israeli forces allow in only about a third of the food and other humanitarian aid that the government has agreed to let pass. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Swig said the majority of Miatas sell for $10,000 to $20,000 on average and there is a lot of interest in models that had the original inline four-cylinder engine swapped for a V8. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026