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Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Bureau of Labor Statistics > Consumer Expenditure Survey > Publications

CE LABSTAT database

This page provides tools to access CE data.

Database Name Special
Notice		 Top
Picks		 Data
Finder		 One
Screen		 Multi-
Screen		 Tables Text Files
Consumer Expenditure Surveys (CE)
     Data Finder for Consumer Expenditure One Screen Data Search for Consumer Expenditure Multi Screen Data Search for Consumer Expenditure Tables for Consumer Expenditure Text Files for Consumer Expenditure

This Consumer Expenditure Surveys LABSTAT Database Getting Started Guide provides an overview of the CE LABSTAT database. The data are available through the following search tools:

  • Data Finder allows you to search for selected time series for variables by characteristics, create charts and tables, and export the data into Excel and CSV.
  • One-Screen Data Search allows you to produce customized time series by households and their characteristics. Data can be exported into Excel through a single-screen form.
  • Multi-Screen Data Search allows you to produce customized time series by households and their characteristics. Data can be exported into Excel through a multi-screen form.

To use these tools, select one and click through the options. The search tool provides the selected data and the corresponding series ID. You can generate time series by entering the Series ID into the Series Report.

Not all tabular data are in the CE LABSTAT database. For example, the CE LABSTAT database only contains annual data, so Midyear tables cannot be replicated using the database. Similarly, the CE LABSTAT database does not include data on variances or by metropolitan statistical areas. You can find the additional tabulations on the CE tables page.