The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the Consumer Expenditure Survey. The Consumer Expenditure Survey consists of two surveys—the quarterly Interview survey and the Diary survey—that provide information on the buying habits of American consumers, including data on their expenditures, income, and consumer unit (families and single consumers) characteristics.
The Interview survey includes monthly out-of-pocket expenditures such as housing, apparel, transportation, health care, insurance, and entertainment. The Diary survey includes weekly expenditures of frequently purchased items such as food and beverages, tobacco, personal care products, and nonprescription drugs and supplies.
The Internet Advertising Bureau sponsors the Internet Advertising Revenue Report, which is conducted independently by the New Media Group of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. The full report is issued twice yearly for full and half-year data, and top-line quarterly figures are issued for the first and third quarters. The report provides key data in the area of internet advertising and includes measurement of internet/online advertising revenues compiled directly from information supplied by companies selling advertising online. The report includes data reflecting online advertising revenues from web sites, commercial online services, email providers, as well as other companies selling online advertising.
