Bowles's committee spent the most on promotional items in the quarter, with all those payments ($251) going to Oriental Trading in Omaha. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Bowles's committee spent its money in the third quarter.
Table 1: Third-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Promotional items
$251
38.5%
Printing
$222
34.1%
Storage
$178
27.3%
Table 2 below shows the top 6 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the third quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Oriental Trading
2017-08-18
$251
Promotional items
Consolidated Printing Company
2017-07-01
$121
Printing
Consolidated Printing Company
2017-07-01
$100
Printing
Extra Space Storage
2017-08-01
$66
Storage
Extra Space Storage
2017-09-04
$66
Storage
Extra Space Storage
2017-07-01
$46
Storage