• Front Matter R1-R14

• Summary 1-14

• 1 Introduction and Overview 15-20

• 2 The Many Uses of the Consumer Expenditure Surveys 21-36

• 3 The Current Consumer Expenditure Surveys 37-46

• 4 The Panel's Investigation into the Issues with the CE 47-67

• 5 Why Redesign the CE? 68-108

• 6 Pathway to an Improved Survey 109-187

• References and Bibliography 188-200

• Appendix A: Dissent and Panel Response 201-207

• Appendix B: BLS Communication of Issues 208-214

• Appendix C: Uses of the CE in Administering Federal Programs: Debriefing of Program Staff 215-222

• Appendix D: Statement of Work for CNSTAT Competitive Solicitation of Design Ideas 223-228

• Appendix E: Household Survey Producers Workshop Agenda 229-232

• Appendix F: Redesign Options Workshop Agenda 233-234

• Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff 235-242

• Committee on National Statistics 243-244

" 2 The Many Uses of the Consumer Expenditure Surveys ." Measuring What We Spend: Toward a New Consumer Expenditure Survey . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2013 .

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