Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Expenditures: Cash Contributions by Composition of Consumer Unit: Married Couple with Children, Oldest Child Under 6

Title Expenditures: Cash Contributions by Composition of Consumer Unit: Married Couple with Children, Oldest Child Under 6
Series ID CXUCASHCONTLB0605M
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Annual
Units U.S. Dollars
Date Range 1984-01-01 to 2024-01-01
Last Updated 2025-12-19 2:02 PM CST
Notes Composition of consumer unit refers to the classification of interviewed families according to: (1) relationship of other family members to the reference person; (2) age of the children of the reference person; and (3) combination of relationship to the reference person and age of the children. Stepchildren and adopted children are included with the reference person's own children.
The reference person is the first member mentioned by the respondent when asked to "Start with the name of the person or one of the persons who owns or rents the home." It is with respect to this person that the relationship of the other consumer unit members is determined.

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DATE VALUE
1984-01-01 489
1985-01-01 426
1986-01-01 484
1987-01-01 641
1988-01-01 498
1989-01-01 539
1990-01-01 535
1991-01-01 567
1992-01-01 947
1993-01-01 759
1994-01-01 608
1995-01-01 500
1996-01-01 1047
1997-01-01 1063
1998-01-01 962
1999-01-01 808
2000-01-01 848
2001-01-01 1162
2002-01-01 1037
2003-01-01 1060
2004-01-01 1189
2005-01-01 1549
2006-01-01 1347
2007-01-01 1407
2008-01-01 1367
2009-01-01 1435
2010-01-01 1214
2011-01-01 1589
2012-01-01 1705
2013-01-01 1482
2014-01-01 1597
2015-01-01 1303
2016-01-01 1555
2017-01-01 1207
2018-01-01 1336
2019-01-01 1715
2020-01-01 1398
2021-01-01 1324
2022-01-01 1748
2023-01-01 2166
2024-01-01 1172

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