The EGIs are calculated using the Consumer Expenditure Survey microdata from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); National and Regional Consumer Price Indexes from the BLS; Current Population Survey microdata from the BLS; Distributional Financial Accounts (DFA) data from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; American Community Survey microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau; and consumer spending data from Commerce Signals, a TransUnion company.
Release Dates
The EGIs will be released every three months at or shortly after 10 a.m. on: