Gleaned from [CARR-L]:
Along with:
The (Ongoing) Vitality of Mythical Numbers
http://www.slate.com/id/2144508/
100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York City,
and Boston
This report, 100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation,
New York City, and Boston, BLS Report 991, offers a new approach to the
use of Consumer Expenditure Survey data. Normally, the survey presents
an indepth look at American households at a specific point in time, the
reference period being a calendar year. Here, the authors, Michael L.
Dolfman and Denis M. McSweeney, use consumer expenditure data
longitudinally and draw on information from decennial census reports to
present a 100-year history of significant changes in consumer spending,
economic status, and family demographics in the country as a whole, as
well as in New York City and Boston.
Nine timeframes are presented independently, with a section titled
“Perspective” providing an analytic framework for each period to aid in
interpretation. Tables and charts tracing common elements over the
100-year period also should aid the reader in the interpretation of trends.
The report is presented on this website in Adobe PDF format. The
69-page report is divided into sections on this site to make it more
usable. The report is also available in a single PDF file: 100 Years of
U.S. Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York City, and Boston
(560K)
100 YEARS OF U.S. CONSUMER SPENDING, BLS REPORT 991
* Title page (PDF)
* Preface (PDF)
* Table of contents (PDF)
* Introduction (PDF)
* Chapters
o 1901 (PDF)
o 1918-19 (PDF)
o 1934-36 (PDF)
o 1950 (PDF)
o 1960-61 (PDF)
o 1972-73 (PDF)
o 1984-85 (PDF)
o 1996-97 (PDF)
o 2002-03 (PDF)
* Reflections (PDF)
* References (PDF)
* Acknowledgments (PDF)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/uscs/
