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Consumption Symposium: Broadening Our Understanding of Household Consumption and Measurement, September 22-23, 2021
BLS hosted the 2021 Consumption Symposium on September 22 and 23. The event organizers thank the presenters and attendees for their valuable contributions. This symposium was designed to gather researchers to discuss possible approaches that can be used by the BLS to produce a consumer unit (CU) level consumption measure. While such a measure can begin with expenditure data from the CE, additional data are needed to produce a consumption measure that is more reflective of how CUs use resources (e.g., income, wealth, time, in-kind benefits) to meet their needs. Based on feedback during the symposium, BLS will be incorporating ideas and suggestions into its research, development, and evaluation of a consumption measure.
Please check for future links to presentations and recordings.
Do you have questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the symposium? Please contact us.
RELATED LINKS:
- Agenda for the Consumption Symposium: Broadening Our Understanding of Household Consumption and Measurement.
- Consumption Symposium (Day 1): Wednesday, September 22, 2021 (Recording)
- Consumption Symposium (Day 2): Thursday, September 23, 2021 (Recording)
DATA SOURCES:
- BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys
- BLS American Time Use Survey
- BEA Personal Consumption Expenditures
- BEA Household Production Satellite Account
- World Bank Global Consumption Database
REPORTS WITH REFERENCE TO HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENT:
- An Overview of Data Comparisons between PSID and Other US Household Surveys, 2021
- Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP), 2018
- Final Report of the Interagency Technical Working Group (ITWG) on Evaluating Alternative Measures of Poverty, 2021
- Guide on Poverty Measurement, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2017
- ILO Report II Household income and expenditure statistics, 2003
- OECD Framework for Statistics on the Distribution of Household Income, Consumption and Wealth, 2013
Last Modified Date: November 18, 2021