Food CPI and Expenditures: Related Links

Overview Background Analysis and Forecasts of the CPI for Food What's Behind the Forecasts? How Changes in Input Costs Affect Food Prices CPI Bias Three Types of Food Expenditures Series Measuring the ERS Food Expenditure Series Recommended Data Recommended Readings Related Links

On the Accuracy of Nielsen Homescan Data

USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food—Provides information about the Thrifty Food Plan and other USDA Food Plans.

Average Retail Food Prices—Average retail prices estimated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from Consumer Price Index data for selected food items.

Experimental CPI Using Geometric Means—BLS provides background on the geometric mean formula used in the CPI. Although experimental at one time, the geometric formula was adopted by the BLS for some categories of the official CPI index in January 1999.

BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey—Program consists of two surveys (the quarterly Interview survey and the Diary survey) that provide information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.