Family Budgets and Geographic Differences in Price Levels.

Sherwood, Mark K.

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Family Budgets and Geographic Differences in Price Levels

Sherwood, Mark K.

Monthly Labor Review, 98, 4, 8-15, Apr 75

A comparison of the standard budget with two alternative indexes shows little difference in overall consumption costs. The article examines characteristics and limitations of interarea indexes with particular emphasis on the impact of the varying weight structure of budgets on these indexes. (Author/MW)

Descriptors: Budgets, Comparative Analysis, Cost Indexes, Demography, Environmental Influences, Expenditures, Geographic Distribution, Money Management, Socioeconomic Influences, Tables (Data)

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