Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE) Website – CE Homepage (www.bls.gov/cex)
CE Tables – Current (2018) and historical calendar year expenditure tables by race, generation, income, age, Hispanic origin, education and other key demographics, some back to 1984; midyear updates, July through June, 2011-12 onward; experimental tables, www.bls.gov/cex/tables.htm)
CE Detailed Tables – most detailed prepublication table for all households (https://www.bls.gov/cex/2018/research/allcuprepub.pdf) Also available for all demographic categories upon request to CEXINFO@BLS.gov
CE Microdata – Current (2018) and historical microdata (back to 1996) for free download (https://www.bls.gov/cex/pumd_data.htm); microdata description, documentation, and ordering information (www.bls.gov/cex/pumd.htm)
CE Database – One screen and multi-screen databases allow users to obtain time series data using a form-based query application (www.bls.gov/cex/data.htm)
CE Publications – Monthly Labor Review (MLR) articles, Beyond the Numbers reports, Spotlight on Statistics, Annual Reports, Data Quality and Comparisons, and other items (https://www.bls.gov/cex/csxreport.htm and https://www.bls.gov/cex/cecomparison.htm)
CE News Releases and Reports – Current and historical news releases, nationally; latest releases by selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas (www.bls.gov/cex/news.htm)
CE FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions (www.bls.gov/cex/csxfaqs.htm)
CE Glossary – Definition of CE terms, characteristics, income and expenditure groups (www.bls.gov/cex/csxgloss.htm)
CE Methodology – BLS Handbook of Methods, CE chapter, describing survey design, concepts, and related matters (https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/cex/home.htm)
Visiting Researchers Page – (https://www.bls.gov/rda/home.htm)
2020 Microdata Users’ Workshop and Survey Methods Symposium, July 21-24 (www.bls.gov/cex/csxannualworkshop.htm)
Monthly Labor Review (MLR) Articles
(www.bls.gov/cex/csxart.htm)
- Fun facts about Millennials: comparing expenditure patterns from the latest through the Greatest generation (https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2018/article/fun-facts-about-millennials.htm)
- Not fun for young and old alike: how the youngest and oldest consumers have fared in recession and recovery (https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2019/article/not-fun-for-young-and-old-alike-how-the-youngest-and-oldest-consumers-have-fared-in-recession-and-recovery.htm)
- Consumer Expenditure Survey Microdata Users’ Workshop and Survey Methods Symposium, 2018 (https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2019/article/consumer-expenditure-surveys-methods-symposium-and-microdata-users-workshop-2018.htm)
Beyond the Numbers
(www.bls.gov/opub/btn/)
- Are most Americans cutting the cord on landlines? (https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-8/pdf/are-most-americans-cutting-the-cord-on-landlines.pdf)
- Housing and expenditures: before, during, and after the bubble (https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-7/pdf/housing-and-expenditures-before-during-and-after-the-bubble.pdf)
- How does consumer spending differ among households in California, Texas, and New York? A new BLS data product can tell us (https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-8/consumer-spending-ca-tx-ny.htm)
BLS Spotlight on Statistics
(www.bls.gov/spotlight/)
- Race, Economics, and Social Status (https://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2018/race-economics-and-social-status/home.htm)
- Expenditures on Admissions to the Arts, Movies, Sporting Events, and Other Entertainment (https://www.bls.gov/spotlight/2017/expenditures-on-arts-movies-sporting-events-and-other-entertainments-and-recreational-activities/home.htm)
