Consumer expenditure survey, 1988-89 - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1991-12 Excerpt: ...and are shown in section 4 of this glossary, Other financial information. Rented dwellings include rent paid for dwellings, rent received as pay, parking fees, maintenance, and other expenses. Other lodging includes all expenses for vacation homes, school, college, hotels, motels, cottages, trailer camps, and other lodging while out of town. Utilities, fuels, and public services include natural gas, electricity, fuel oil, wood, kerosene, coal, bottled gas, water, garbage and trash collection, sewerage maintenance, septic tank cleaning, telephone charges, and other public services. Domestic services include babysitters, day care tuition, care of invalids, and domestic and other duties. Other household expenses include housekeeping services, gardening and lawn care services, coin-operated laundry and dry-cleaning (non-clothing), termite and pest control products, moving, storage, and freight expenses, repair of household appliances and other household equipment, repair of computer systems for home use, reupholstering and furniture repair, rental and repair of lawn and gardening tools, and rental of other household equipment. Laundry and cleaning supplies include soaps and detergents and other laundry cleaning products. Other household products include cleansing and toilet tissue, paper towels and napkins, miscellaneous household products, and lawn and garden supplies. Postage and stationery include postage, stationery, stationery supplies, and giftwrap. Household textiles include bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, dining room, and other linens, curtains and drapes, slipcovers and decorative pillows, and sewing materials. Furniture includes living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, nursery, porch, lawn, and other outdoor furniture. Floor coverings include instal...