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Consumer Expenditure Survey

Consumer Expenditure Surveys

Labor outcomesPublicWorker-side
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Specific Type
Other supplemental data
Dataset Type
Cross-sectional
Institution
Bureau of Labor Statistics; Census Bureau
Institution Type
Federal government
Level of Focus
Household
Most Granular Level
Geographic area level
Perspective
Worker-side
Time Coverage
1980-present
Frequency
Annual
Sample Size
~13,000 households (Interview); ~6,700 households (Diary)
Geographic Detail
National; regional; MSA; state
Occupational Classification
Not specified
Industrial Classification
Not specified
Other Classification
Geographic (regions; MSAs; states)
Key Variables
Technology spending; computer equipment; software; internet services; digital subscriptions; household expenditures
AI/Tech Tracking
Computer equipment; software; digital services spending categories
Access Details
Publicly available tables and microdata
Notes
Average expenditures $77,280 in 2023, up 5.9%; tracks household AI/technology spending patterns

Key Papers

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