American Buyers gives you weekly and quarterly buying data for hundreds of items that areorganized into 10 chapters - apparel, entertainment, financial,food and alcohol, gifts, health care,housing, utilities, transportation,and a final chapter encompassingpersonal care, reading, education,and tobacco.
The raw spending data inAmerican Buyers are not availableon any government web site.They were obtained by specialrequest from the Bureau of LaborStatistics and provide a uniquelook at household shopping behaviorin the United States. The NewStrategist statisticians calculatedhow much buyers spend during theaverage quarter or week.