Food Expenditures in 1960-61

Stephen J. Hiemstra and Helen M. Eklund

No 320890, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Publication of additional results of the 1966-61 Survey of Consumer Expenditures for the total United States now allows detailed analysis of expenditure patterns by families for 1960-61. Previously, summary data for the United States and data from the urban, rural nonfarm, and farm segments were available. In addition, family expenditure data were published for the 4 major regions: Northeast, North Central, South, and West. Consumer expenditure studies in the past have been conducted about once every decade. The primary purpose of these surveys is to provide a basis for updating index weights used in computation of the Consumer Price Index (CPl) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS used the results of the 1960-61 survey of urban families in making the CPI revision published beginning January 1964. In addition, the survey provides a comprehensive study of factors influencing family expenditure patterns for the entire U. S. population. The U. S. Department of Agriculture cooperated in the survey and published all the rural farm survey reports. The 1960-61 survey provided the first cross-sectional data for the entire United States since 1941-42. It supplements annual consumer expenditure data from the National Income Accounts, U. S. Department of Commerce, by providing detailed information by income, family size, and other socio-economic characteristics.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1966-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320890

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