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• 100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York City, and Boston In this new report, authors Michael L. Dolfman and Denis M. McSweeney use consumer expenditure data longitudinally and draw on information from decennial census reports to present a 100-year history of significant changes in consumer spending, economic status, and family demographics in the country as a whole, as well as in New York City and Boston. The report is available at http://www.bls.gov/opub/uscs/home.htm.

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Inflation and Consumer Spending

• Boston-Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT CPI, all items (Odd months) (TXT) (PDF 139K)
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• Historical CPI-U and CPI-W For the US City Average (Fax Back code 9130) (Monthly) (PDF 71K)
• Historical CPIU and CPIW For the Northeast Area (Faxback code 9140) (Monthly) (PDF 22K)
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