Consumer Buying Power provides geography-based estimates of potential annual consumer spending for more than 700 household expenditure items. The data, produced by Environics Analytics, allow users to identify the potential demand for a wide variety of products and services by geographic area, regardless of where consumers make their purchases.
Developed using the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX), conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the database offers current-year estimates and five-year projections of potential consumer expenditures for all standard census, postal and marketing geographies. The variables are available in two hierarchies: expenditures by category and merchandise line items, and retail store types.
What's New
This release of Consumer Buying Power uses the latest 2020 Census geography. For ENVISION users, CBP can be accessed through a 2023 workspace with updated population estimates and geography. This update also includes additional variables under the Education category and swimwear variables under the Apparel and Services category.
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How-to-Read ENVISION Reports
Consumer Buying Power - Executive Trade Area and Category Summary Report
Consumer Buying Power - Trade Area Report
Additional Resources
Consumer Buying Power Release Notes
Consumer Buying Power Release Notes (2021 Restatement)
Consumer Buying Power Variables List
Consumer Buying Power Variables List (2021 Restatement)
Consumer Buying Power Variables Change List