The Blanciforti86 data frame contains annual U.S. consumption data from 1947 to 1978 or 1981. These data include eleven aggregate commodity groups: (1) food, (2) alcohol plus tobacco, (3) clothing, (4) housing, (5) utilities, (6) transportation, (7) medical care, (8) durable goods, (9) other nondurable goods, (10) other services, and (11) other miscellaneous goods; four food groups: (1) meats, (2) fruits and vegetables, (3) cereal and bakery products, and (4) miscellaneous foods; and four meat groups: (1) beef and veal, (2) pork, (3) fish, and (4) poultry. For each of these groups the consumption expenditures, price indices, and expenditure shares are available.
The USMeatConsump data set contains quarterly retail prices and consumption quantities for four meat product categories: beef, pork, chicken, and turkey. The data period ranges from the first quarter of 1975 to the third quarter of 1999. Hence, there are 99 observations.
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