Title

Patton-Nelson Personal Consumption Tables 2016-17

Authors

Michael Ruble, Central Washington UniversityFollow
Robert T. Patton
David M. Nelson, Western Washington University

Document Type

Article

Department or Administrative Unit

Accounting

Publication Date

9-2019

Abstract

The Patton-Nelson Personal Consumption Tables, a source widely referenced by forensic economists and attorneys, were last updated using 2011-12 data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2016-17 was used to recalculate the consumption percentage tables for adult males and females employing the most current information available. When compared to the 2011-12 survey results, the 2016-17 study reveals slight to moderate increases in consumption percentages among consumer units depending on family size.

Comments

This article was originally published in Journal of Legal Economics. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

Due to copyright restrictions, this article is not available for free download from ScholarWorks @ CWU.

Corrections to this article were published in Journal of Legal Economics, 26(1/2), 221-225, and are available to CWU-affiliated users here.

Recommended Citation

Ruble, M. R., Patton, R. T., & Nelson, D. M. (2019). Patton-Nelson Personal Consumption Tables 2016–17. Journal of Legal Economics, 25(1–2), 75-89.

Journal

Journal of Legal Economics

Rights

The American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts