Brett Matsumoto

Jan 25, 2024 | bls.gov | Caleb Cho |Brett Matsumoto |Dominic Smith

Featured Article In this article, we estimate consumption of automobiles by using a user-cost approach and data from the Consumer Expenditure Surveys Interview Survey (CE). The user-cost approach is a method for valuing the flow of services from long-lived goods. A key input into user cost is the depreciation of the good, which we estimate by using purchase data from the CE.

Apr 19, 2023 | bls.gov | Thesia I. Garner |Brett Matsumoto |Jake Schild |Scott Curtin

Article This study provides an update on the work being done by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to produce a research-based consumption measure and explores its potential use in poverty and inequality analysis. For this study, and for most U.S.-based studies in the literature, the Consumer Expenditure Surveys serve as the base to develop the measure.