title: Inconspicuous consumption.
abstract: The 1990s were a decade of less flash and more cash for life's big and little necessities. Tracking the Consumer Expenditure Survey reveals how our shifting tastes and changing demographics are transforming the way we spend.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D003625:Data Collection; D005544:Forecasting; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States