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CE TablesThis page provides links to tables with expenditure and income data calculated by the Consumer Expenditure Surveys. Some tables provide population means (as opposed to means of those reporting), percent shares, and variance measures (Standard Error and Coefficient of Variation). Other tables present aggregate expenditures and income and related aggregate percent shares. The tables first provide the most recent data and the links to tables for selected historical time periods. The latest annual tables were released on September 9, 2020. The midyear tables released on April 28, 2020 have been updated to include data on income after taxes. These data had previously been suppressed due to processing issues affecting income after tax information. Also, this update now includes PDF versions of the tables along with XLSX versions. See the Errata for more details. To maximize your use of the CE tables, you may review “Getting the most from Consumer Expenditure Survey (CE) tables” and “How does the variability of Consumer Expenditure data impact your analysis?” CE provides these tables in two sections. The first contains tables that we produce regularly and the second provides experimental tables that have recently been developed. Regular Tables present data in these categories:
Research tables provide annual means for new classifications of expenditures or socio-economic characteristics. Currently, CE provides these research tables.
Annual Calendar Year TablesWe publish annual calendar year tables in two series:
Average expenditure, share, and standard error tablesAll 2019 average expenditure, share, and standard error tables in one zip file.
Aggregate expenditure share tablesAll 2019 aggregate expenditure share tables in one zip file.
Midyear TablesBelow are the midyear tables with average expenditures, shares, and standard errors for the current period (July 2018 - June 2019); for tables covering July 2011 forward see historical tables. All July 2018 - June 2019 midyear tables in one zip file. Note: The midyear tables released on April 28, 2020 have been updated to include data on income after taxes. These data had previously been suppressed due to processing issues affecting income after tax information. Also, this update now includes PDF versions of the tables along with XLSX versions. See the Errata for more details.
Multiyear TablesBelow are the tables for the current period (2013 - 2019); for tables covering 1984 forward, see historical tables. Cross-Tabulated TablesBelow are the tables for the current period (2018 - 2019); for tables covering 1986-1987 forward, see historical tables. These tables cover two years to increase the reliability of the data. All 2018-2019 cross-tabulated tables in one zip file. Age of reference person by income before taxes
Age of reference person by region of residence
Region of residence by income before taxesRegion of residence by housing tenureSize of consumer unit by income before taxes
Size of consumer unit by age of reference person
Singles by income before taxesSingles by age of reference personMetropolitan Statistical Areas TablesBelow are the tables for the current period (2018 - 2019); for tables covering 1972-1973 and 1986-1987 forward, see historical tables. These tables cover two years to increase the reliability of the data. The CE underwent a sample change in 2015. The Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has been dropped from the sample and the geographical boundaries of the Boston MSA have changed significantly such that estimates for 2015 are not comparable to estimates for 2014. Thus, both Cleveland and Boston are not represented in the 2014-2015 tables. Boston returned in the 2015-2016 tables when two years of data based on the new boundaries become available. Changes in the CE sample occur about every ten years and the number of MSAs for which survey estimates are available will change. CE estimates are available for 26 selected MSAs from 1986 to 1995, for 28 MSAs from 1996 to 2004, for 24 MSAs in 2005, for 18 MSAs from 2006 to 2014, for 16 MSAs in 2015, and for 22 MSAs starting in 2016.
Region, Census Division, and Area TablesThe tables below are for the current period (2018 - 2019); for tables covering 1987-1988 forward, see historical tables. These tables cover two years to increase the reliability of the data.
High-Income TablesThe high-income-before-taxes table was replaced by the higher-income-before-taxes table in 2003-14, see historical tables. This higher-income-before-taxes table included additional high income ranges. The discontinued high income tables below contain expenditure data classified by income ranges. Two-year tables from 1997-98 through 2001-02 are available below in either ASCII text format (TXT) or portable document format (PDF).
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Last Modified Date: September 22, 2020 |