Washington’s Poorest ZIP Codes are Spending Less in Recent Weeks
A previous blog post used a data set of real-time economic statistics compiled by Raj Chetty and his team at Opportunity Insights to break down Washington state consumer spending by industry. Chart 1 uses the same data set to track rates of consumer spending in Washington state ZIP codes with different median incomes. The vertical […]
August 14 , 2020 - Daniel Page
New Data Set Reveals Real-time Consumer Expenditures by Industry
On June 17th, Raj Chetty and his team at Opportunity Insights unveiled and began regularly updating a new data set documenting real-time economic statistics. Chart 1 displays one statistic, total consumer expenditures in Washington relative to January. It shows expenditures plummeting in mid-March before gradually recovering over the past several months. Chart 2 focuses on […]