
Measuring What We Spend
The Consumer Expenditure (CE) surveys are the only source of information on the complete range of consumers'' expenditures and incomes in the United States, as well as the characteristics of those consumers. The CE consists of two separate surveys: (1) a national sample of households interviewed five times at three-month intervals; and (2) a separate national sample of households that complete two...
The Consumer Expenditure (CE) surveys are the only source of information on the complete range of consumers'' expenditures and incomes in the United States, as well as the characteristics of those consumers. The CE consists of two separate surveys: (1) a national sample of households interviewed five times at three-month intervals; and (2) a separate national sample of households that complete two...