Change in U.S. household consumption patterns 1984-2007
July 11, 2010
Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Expenditure Survey.
July 11, 2010 at 10:45 am
I see that you have ordered them by relative change. Why not absolute change?
I’m just curious.
July 11, 2010 at 6:01 pm
This seems more informative to me. This ordering is also less sensitive to the definition of the categories – the largest categories tend to show the largest absolute changes (positive or negative).