Economic Principles of Consumption

according advertising American amount automobiles average billions birth rate capita Carl Snyder Census chain stores changes cities classes classification commodities considerable consumer demand consumption coöperative corporations Cost of Living decline desire distribution effect employees Engel's Engel's law Ernst Engel estimate expenditures for clothing family budget studies farm Federal Trade Commission fuel and light health and efficiency higher standards home furnishings housing human important income groups increase indicate individual industrial interest leisure less manufacturing ment minimum miscellaneous modern National Civic Federation number of children number of persons ownership percentage of expense period population possible poverty line presented probably production rent rental requirements result retail sales promotion savings secure social standards of living statistics stockholders sumers sumptuary sumptuary laws Table tion total number trends U. S. Bureau United villages wage wants well-to-do women workers