CONSUMER GOODS - RETAILING market in USA

aggregates, aircraft, alcoholic beverages, automobiles, bedsprings, beverages, bicycles, boats, books, boys' clothing, cars, clocks, clothing, department stores, footwear, golf, golf, grocery stores, health insurance, household appliances, household furnishings, infants apparel, jewelry, luggage, magazines, magazines, mail order, mail-order, mail-order houses, major appliances, mattresses, mobile home, motorcycles, musical instruments, paper products, personal care, personal care products, recreational vehicles, scanner, scanner, shoes, specialty stores, supermarket, tobacco products, trucking, watch, watches, wholesale, wholesaler, wholesalers,

the consumer expenditure survey in comparison focus on personal consumption expenditures by thesia i garner 1 george janini 2 william passero 3 laura paszkiewicz 4 and mark vendemia 5 march 17 2003 prepared for federal economic statistics advisory committee meeting held 21 bureau of labor washington dc senior research economist division price index number surveys team leader thanks are extended to david scott johnson mary mccarthy their input direction concerning this project we also thank fidan kurtulus thomas pollard sheila sankaran earlier members data comparisons each contributed significantly go eric keil providing estimates from ac nielsen scanner teague ruder editorial assistance analysis staff has been invaluable especially that karen horowitz greg key clint mccully smith appreciate comments provided