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Concept information

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.

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Synonyms

  • consumer purchasing
  • consumer spending

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URI

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

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