Comments on: How Does the Average Consumer Spend His Money? http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/ Strength in Numbers Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:27:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How The Average Consumer Spends His Paycheck [Charts] | Gizmart Blog http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-32875 How The Average Consumer Spends His Paycheck [Charts] | Gizmart Blog Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:31:28 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-32875 [...] “Where Does the Money Go?” [VisualEconomics via FlowingData] [...] [...] “Where Does the Money Go?” [VisualEconomics via FlowingData] [...]

]]> By: Josh http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-32537 Josh Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:33:57 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-32537 Isn't that is an average family unit? Isn’t that is an average family unit?

]]> By: Josh http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-31745 Josh Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:46:56 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-31745 You sound like a big baby. You sound like a big baby.

]]> By: ¿Cómo los consumidores gastan su dinero? | Digiriendo http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-31736 ¿Cómo los consumidores gastan su dinero? | Digiriendo Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:25:21 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-31736 [...] | FlowingData.com, Visual [...] [...] | FlowingData.com, Visual [...]

]]> By: Respuestas de un planner sobre cómo las marcas deben conectar con sus audiencias | Impresiones, el Blog de Javier Velilla | Comunicación http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-31718 Respuestas de un planner sobre cómo las marcas deben conectar con sus audiencias | Impresiones, el Blog de Javier Velilla | Comunicación Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:40:14 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-31718 [...] ejemplo, este gráfico de visualeconomics resume de un modo brillante cómo y en qué se gasta un estadounidense medio [...] [...] ejemplo, este gráfico de visualeconomics resume de un modo brillante cómo y en qué se gasta un estadounidense medio [...]

]]> By: jeff weir http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-31717 jeff weir Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:45:25 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-31717 Re your comment "what does it mean that we’re spending more than 4x on alcohol than on reading?" ...perhaps the relative economics of drinking and reading are shifting, as more content moves online ;-) Re your comment “what does it mean that we’re spending more than 4x on alcohol than on reading?”

…perhaps the relative economics of drinking and reading are shifting, as more content moves online ;-)

]]> By: Tim http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-31716 Tim Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:38:53 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-31716 i think it's interesting that the "average consumer unit" is 2.5 people. i think it’s interesting that the “average consumer unit” is 2.5 people.

]]> By: gocubs http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-31713 gocubs Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:43:31 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-31713 Those are 2007 numbers. I just checked the BLS website. If they reported them as 2009 numbers they made a mistake. -gocubs Those are 2007 numbers. I just checked the BLS website. If they reported them as 2009 numbers they made a mistake.

-gocubs

]]> By: Tommy http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-31711 Tommy Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:24:53 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-31711 They must have asked for it, because the CE database still only goes up to 2007. Although looking at the NY piece closely, it is measuring CPI against CE. What the colors are tracking is change in CPI. The values representing percentage of consumer spending are static. It doesn't say how current the CE data is, only that the CPI data runs from March 2007 to March 2008. They must have asked for it, because the CE database still only goes up to 2007. Although looking at the NY piece closely, it is measuring CPI against CE. What the colors are tracking is change in CPI. The values representing percentage of consumer spending are static. It doesn’t say how current the CE data is, only that the CPI data runs from March 2007 to March 2008.

]]> By: Nathan http://flowingdata.com/2009/07/14/how-does-the-average-consumer-spend-his-money/#comment-31710 Nathan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:28:27 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=2127#comment-31710 I'm guessing the data come from the CE database, which I can't open right now, or they asked BLS for the new data, because the NYT one from last year is well past 2007. The data bureaus are usually good about getting data to you if you ask for it and they have it. I’m guessing the data come from the CE database, which I can’t open right now, or they asked BLS for the new data, because the NYT one from last year is well past 2007. The data bureaus are usually good about getting data to you if you ask for it and they have it.

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