The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) program consists of two surveys, the quarterly Interview Survey and the Diary Survey, that provide information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics. The survey data are collected for the Bureau of Labor Statistics by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The most recent data tables are for 2007, and were made available on November 26, 2008. See Featured CE Tables and Economic News Releases sections on the CE home page for current data tables and news release.
November 25, 2008
Average annual expenditures per consumer unit rose 2.6 percent in 2007 following an
increase of 4.3 percent in 2006. Moderate increases in spending on housing
(3.4 percent), transportation (2.9 percent), and food (0.4 percent), contributed
to the small increase in 2007.
Reports
Tables (1984 through 2007)
One Year Tables
CURRENT EXPENDITURE TABLES
- Age of reference person (TXT) (PDF 21K) (XLS)
- Composition of consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 22K) (XLS)
- Education of reference person (TXT) (PDF 22K) (XLS)
- Higher income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person (TXT) (PDF 17K) (XLS)
- Housing tenure and type of area (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 22K) (XLS)
- Number of earners in consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Occupation of reference person (TXT) (PDF 23K) (XLS)
- Population size of area of residence (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Quintiles of income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 19K) (XLS)
- Race of reference person (TXT) (PDF 19K) (XLS)
- Region of residence (TXT) (PDF 18K) (XLS)
- Size of consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 19K (XLS)
- Selected age of reference person ( TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
Previous Years »
CURRENT EXPENDITURE SHARES TABLES
- Age of reference person (TXT) (PDF 16K) (XLS)
- Composition of consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 17K) (XLS)
- Education of reference person (TXT) (PDF 18K) (XLS)
- Higher income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 16K) (XLS)
- Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person (TXT) (PDF 14K) (XLS)
- Housing tenure and type of area (TXT) (PDF 16K) (XLS)
- Income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 17K) (XLS)
- Number of earners in consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 17K) (XLS)
- Occupation of reference person (TXT) (PDF 18K) (XLS)
- Quintiles of income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 14K) (XLS)
- Race of reference person (TXT) (PDF 15K) (XLS)
- Region of residence (TXT) (PDF 14K) (XLS)
- Size of consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 16K) (XLS)
Previous Years »
CURRENT AGGREGATE EXPENDITURE SHARES TABLES
- Age of reference person (TXT) (PDF 19K) (XLS)
- Composition of consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Education of reference person (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Higher income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 19K) (XLS)
- Hispanic or Latino origin of reference person (TXT) (PDF 17K) (XLS)
- Housing tenure and type of area (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Number of earners in consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 18K) (XLS)
- Occupation of reference person (TXT) (PDF 20K) (XLS)
- Quintiles of income before taxes (TXT) (PDF 18K) (XLS)
- Race of reference person (TXT) (PDF 18K) (XLS)
- Region of residence (TXT) (PDF 17K) (XLS)
- Size of consumer unit (TXT) (PDF 18K) (XLS)
Previous Years »
Additional CE Data Tables »
Methods of Contact
The economists and administrative personnel of the Consumer Expenditure Survey staff are
available Monday through Friday to respond to inquires. Please use any of the
methods below to contact the CE National Office. Inquires should include your name, and phone number, fax number, mailing address, or
e-mail address, along with a brief message.
Due to unanticipated budget constraints,
the CE mailing list is no longer being maintained,
and printed copies of future publications will not be available until further notice.
Individual copies of existing printed materials can still be mailed upon request.
Telephone
(202) 691-6900
Due to the high volume of information requests received each day, incoming calls may be
connected to the office's voice mail or transferred to an economist's voice mail.
FAX
(202) 691-7006
Mail
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Expenditure Surveys — Branch of Information and Analysis
Postal Square Building, Room 3985
2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC 20212-0001
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