Mapping Resources: Canada Consumer Expenditure Data

Consumer spend data is based on Statistics Canada's annual Survey of Household Expenditures. Provincial survey expenditures are estimated by household for each income quintile (5 levels). This survey data is then modeled to the DA (Dissemination Area) level based on the latest Census income quintile data and then to the postal code level using average household expenditures by DA. The most technical part of modeling spend data involves imputing missing survey values where survey responses are too low and therefore suppressed. Data is imputed using a variety of methods including previous surveys adjusted for growth using other quintiles and the use of aggregated regional geography ratio-adjusted for provincial differences. The merchandise line and retail potential summaries have been constructed from the consumer expenditure data using translation tables which, aside from currency valuation differences, allow seamless transition between the Retail Potential databases for Canada and the United States.

搜集汇总

背景与挑战

背景概述

该数据集基于加拿大统计局的家庭支出年度调查，通过建模将省级支出数据细化到传播区和邮政编码层级，并利用插补方法处理缺失值。它使用转换表从消费支出数据中构建商品线和零售潜力摘要，实现加拿大与美国零售潜力数据库的无缝对接。