Household spending
Subtitle: who spends how much on what
By: by the editors for New Strategist Press
Edition: 19th edition.
Publisher: New Strategist Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Amityville, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 597
ISBN-13: 9781940308401; 9781306981453; 9781940308395; 9781940308388
Subjects: Consumers; Statistics; Consumption (Economics); Personal Finance; Consommateurs; Statistiques; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Industrial Management; Management; Management Science; Organizational Behavior
Description: Based on data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2012 Consumer Expenditure Survey, this report examines how much American households spend on hundreds of products and services, all organized by demographics. It discusses who is buying what, and how much they spend. Also included in this edition is a comparison of spending trends before and after the Great Recession.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Spending overview; title: Spending on apparel, 2012; title: Spending on entertainment, 2012; title: Spending on financial products and services, 2012; title: Spending on food and alcoholic beverages, 2012; title: Spending on gifts for people in other households, 2012; title: Spending on health care, 2012; title: Spending on housing : household operations, 2012; title: Spending on housing : shelter and utilities, 2012; title: Spending on personal care, reading, education, and tobacco, 2012; title: Spending on transportation, 2012.