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NALT Concept Space
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NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. economics
  3. consumer economics
  4. consumer expenditure
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economics
  3. consumer economics
  4. consumer expenditure
  1. Fields of Study
  2. human ecology
  3. family and consumer science
  4. consumer science
  5. consumer economics
  6. consumer expenditure

Preferred term

consumer expenditure

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The goods and services purchased by consumers at the local, regional, or national level. Consumer expenditure data is usually reported in broad categories such as the amount of money spent on food at home, restaurant meals, apparel, transportation, entertainment, healthcare, household goods, etc.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • consumer purchasing
  • consumer spending

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28661

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