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Food Expenditures in 1960-61

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  • Hiemstra, Stephen J.
  • Eklund, Helen M.

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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.

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  • Hiemstra, Stephen J. & Eklund, Helen M., 1966. "Food Expenditures in 1960-61," Miscellaneous Publications 320890, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:320890
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320890
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    1. O'Rourke, A. Desmond, 1980. "The Commodity Implications of Expansion of Sales of Food Away From Home," 1980 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 279234, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. True, Arthur W. & Hardaway, Irene L., 1967. "Economics of Agriculture -- Reports and Publications Issued or Sponsored by USDA's Economic Research Service, October 1965-September 1966," Miscellaneous Publications 321238, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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