Robust and reliable measures of consumer expenditures are essential for analyzing aggregate economic activity and for measuring differences in household circums

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 w

Handbook of U.S. Consumer Economics presents a deep understanding on key, current topics and a primer on the landscape of contemporary research on the U.S. cons

Since the Great Depression, researchers and statisticians have recognized the need for more extensive methods for measuring economic growth and sustainability.