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May 2000

Expenditure patterns of older Americans, 1984-97

Geoffrey D. Paulin

Older consumers, who are expected to account for an increasing share of consumer expenditures, have spending trends similar to those of younger consumers; however the underlying tastes and preferences of subgroups of older consumers did not change significantly over the period studied

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