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Consumer Expenditure Surveys
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Technical Notes

Tables Getting Started Guide
Learn more about the concepts, types, structure, and uses of the CE tables.

LABSTAT Database Getting Started Guide
Learn more about the concepts, types, structure, and uses of the CE LABSTAT database.

PUMD Getting Started Guide
Learn more about the concepts, types, structure, and uses of the CE Public Use Microdata.

PUMD documentation
Learn more about CE technical aspects pertaining to table hierarchies, source selection, income imputation, and respondent confidentiality.

Last Modified Date: April 24, 2026