Title:               Expenditures: Reading by Composition of Consumer Unit: Married Couple Only Consumer Units
Series ID:           CXUREADINGLB0603M
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 2022-01-01
Last Updated:        2023-09-14 4:11 PM CDT
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.
                     
                     For more details about the data or the survey, visit the FAQs
                     (https://www.bls.gov/cex/csxfaqs.htm).

DATE       VALUE
1984-01-01   150
1985-01-01   171
1986-01-01   170
1987-01-01   172
1988-01-01   178
1989-01-01   195
1990-01-01   186
1991-01-01   208
1992-01-01   206
1993-01-01   213
1994-01-01   212
1995-01-01   210
1996-01-01   220
1997-01-01   228
1998-01-01   220
1999-01-01   215
2000-01-01   197
2001-01-01   199
2002-01-01   192
2003-01-01   186
2004-01-01   186
2005-01-01   174
2006-01-01   172
2007-01-01   166
2008-01-01   166
2009-01-01   160
2010-01-01   153
2011-01-01   177
2012-01-01   172
2013-01-01   164
2014-01-01   159
2015-01-01   183
2016-01-01   174
2017-01-01   156
2018-01-01   151
2019-01-01   138
2020-01-01   159
2021-01-01   168
2022-01-01   148