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[IWS] BLS: CONSUMER EXPENDITURES--2013 [9 September 2014]

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CONSUMER EXPENDITURES--2013 [9 September 2014]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cesan.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cesan.pdf

[full-text, 5 pages]

 

Average expenditures per consumer unit (1) in 2013 were $51,100, little changed

from 2012 levels, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In 2013

spending decreased 0.7 percent during the same period that the Consumer Price

Index (CPI-U) increased 1.5 percent. In 2012 spending had increased 3.5 percent,

outpacing the increase in prices. In 2013 average income per consumer unit

edged down from 2012.

               

Most of the major components of household spending decreased in 2013, as shown

in table A. The largest declines occurred in the all other expenditures

(-8.2 percent) and apparel and services (-7.6 percent) components. The all

other expenditures category includes alcoholic beverages, education,

miscellaneous, personal care products, reading, and tobacco products, all of

which showed decreases.  The only major components of household spending to

increase were healthcare (2.1 percent), housing (1.5 percent), and

transportation (0.1 percent). Overall food expenditures did not change in 2013,

however food at home increased 1.4 percent while food away from home decreased

2.0 percent. Other highlights include a 4.7-percent decrease in entertainment

spending and a 4.1-percent decrease in cash contributions.

 

 

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|               Changes to Consumer Expenditures (CE) Tax Data                |                      

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|The CE introduced new estimates of state and federal tax liabilities using   |

|the TaxSim calculator produced by the National Bureau of Economic Research   |

|(NBER). Beginning with the second quarter of 2013, the state and federal tax |

|amounts used in the tables are estimates based on the expenditures and       |

|income and family characteristics. The CE gratefully acknowledges the support|

|of NBER. These  estimates improve the quality of the tax liabilities data    |

|along with estimates of after-tax income data. The tax data collected        |

|directly from consumer units during the Interview survey will be available   |

|in the 2014 public use microdata, after which they will no longer be         |

|collected. A report analyzing the impact of the change is forthcoming.       |

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