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The Economics Daily

Household spending for July 2019 through June 2020 down 1.1 percent, compared with prior 12 months

May 17, 2021
Average household spending for July 2019 to June 2020 was $61,749, down 1.1 percent compared with the July 2018 to June 2019 average. Over the same period, miscellaneous spending decreased 15.5 percent, the largest percentage decrease among major components of spending. Full Text »

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Monthly Labor Review

Estimating state and local employment in recent disasters—from Hurricane Harvey to the COVID-19 pandemic
Steven M. Mance
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This Beyond the Numbers article looks at both generation and distribution prices for electricity, from 2004 to 2019. The article also discusses how prices have varied during the decline of coal, rise of natural gas, and early growth of renewable power as a share of electricity production.
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