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Consumer Expenditures in the United States: Estimates for 1935-36 (Study of Consumer Purchases)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics / NBER · 1939

Population measured

Urban and rural families in 42 cities + 66 rural areas — broadest pre-war survey but NOT a national median

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Source notes & limitations

Covered ~300,000 families. FRASER: 'Family Expenditures in Selected Cities, 1935-36' (Bulletin No. 648) at https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/family-expenditures-selected-cities-1935-36-4161. Digitized microdata: ICPSR 8908 (Tier B potential). NBER chapters use this data.

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US · 1930s