- The source for most U.S. consumer spending data.
- The Survey collects data on the "buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics."
- The tables on the homepage provide the most detailed data from the CES site.
- Statistical Warehouse also covers this info, but adds ranking and downloading options.
Household Spending: Who Spends How Much on What
Reference HC110.C6 A670 2007
- A more detailed source for U.S. spending data.
- The data is organized by age, income, household type, race and Hispanic origin, and region.
- Covers apparel, entertainment, financial products and services, food and alcohol, gifts, health care, household operations, shelter and utilities, personal care, reading, education, and tobacco, and transportation.
SimplyMap (5 concurrent users)
- Provides detailed U.S. spending data for 550 products and services.
- Data can be displayed for census block-groups, census tracts, zip codes, cities, counties, states, and the entire United States.
- Covers the near-present as well as 5-year projection.
- Data can be displayed as a map or report, and downloaded as an image or spreadsheet.
- More info
Best Customers: Demographics of Consumer Demand
Reference HC110.C6 B470 2005
- The companion book to "Household Spending."
- This book provides short profiles of spending patterns for hundreds of products and services.
Trade Association Web Sites
- Many trade associations publish consumer spending data on their web sites.
- For example, if you need consumer spending data on home electronics, you could find information from the Consumer Electronics Association.
Articles from Trade Journals
- New data about consumer spending is often published in trade journals, business magazines, and newspapers.
- Search for such articles using one of the business article databases.
- Covers U.S. population, age, race and ethnicity, income, housing, employment characteristics, and consumer expeditures.
- Provides data for census block-groups, census tracts, zip codes, cities, urban areas, counties, and states, as well as custom radiuses defined by the user.
- Areas can be compared and ranked.
- Provide tables, graphs, pie charts, and maps, which can be can be downloaded into Excel, Word, or Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- More info
SimplyMap (5 concurrent users)
- Provides detailed U.S. spending data for 550 products and services.
- Data can be displayed for census block-groups, census tracts, zip codes, cities, counties, states, and the entire United States.
- Covers the near-present as well as 5-year projection.
- Data can be displayed as a map or report, and downloaded as an image or spreadsheet.
- More info
Demographics USA, County Edition
Reference HF5438 .S870 2007
- Provides county-level data, with an emphasis on retail sales and spending power data.
- This book provides rankings by region, state, and MSA; demographic profiles; retail sales by store groups and merchandise lines; 5-year projections; consumer buying power by county; and establishment and employment data by county.
Demographics USA, Zip Edition
Reference HF5438 .S880 2005
- Provides zip code-level data.
- Includes seven sections: 1. Introduction; 2. Geographic correspondence; 3. Sectional center summaries (3-digit zip codes); 4. State and regional summaries; 5. Basic demographics, zip level; 6. Detailed demographics, zip level (includes consumer expenditures); 7. Business characteristics, zip level.
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide
Reference Atlas Case G1019 .R22 (2 volumes)
- Published annually.
- This atlas provides transportation and communication data, economic data (including demographic, business, and retail spending data), population figures, state maps, statistics, and an index of place names.
Editor & Publisher Market Guide
Reference HF5905 .E38
- Published annually.
- It includes six sections. I: Market rankings (population, income, total retail sales by products, sales by types of products) by MSA, county, and city. II: U.S. newspaper market surveys, by city (includes 16 categories, such as banks, retailing centers and major stores, and transportation). III: Population, Ages, and Ethnicity. IV: Housing, income, education, and E&P indices V: Retail sales by product type for MSA's and counties. VI: Canadian newspaper market surveys (the same 16 categories used in section II.)
Euromonitor Global Market Information Database
- Provides full text market research reports and consumer spending statistics for many countries.
Mintel Market Research Reports
- Provides full-text market and consumer research reports.
- Focuses on Europe and the U.S.
- Includes spending data for many markets, products, and lifestyles.
