U.S. Bicycle Expenditure and Import Data by Month

Monthly data combines real personal consumption expenditures on bicycles and accessories from the Bureau of Economic Analysis with U.S. import figures for non-motorized bicycles from the Census Bureau. The dataset is maintained by data.bts.gov and was last updated in February 2026. It tracks economic activity related to the bicycle market over time.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal trends in bicycle-related consumer spending by plotting the `value` field against `date`.
• Correlate U.S. import volumes of bicycles (`metric` containing import data) with domestic expenditure figures (`measure` containing expenditure data).
• Forecast future bicycle market activity using the `year` and `month` (implied by `date`) as time-series features.
• Compare different economic measures by filtering the `measure` and `metric` columns for specific categories like 'Real personal consumption expenditures' or 'Imports'.

Strengths

• Data sourced from two authoritative U.S. government agencies: Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau.
• Provides monthly granularity via the `date` column for detailed time-series analysis.
• Combines complementary metrics on both domestic spending and international trade.

Limitations

• Unknown sample size and row count limits statistical reliability assessment.
• Geographic coverage is limited solely to the United States, excluding global or regional comparisons.
• Specific data collection methodology and potential revisions are not detailed.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Commerce (Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau).

Collection Method

Aggregated from National Income Product Accounts and USA Trade Online.

Time Range

Monthly data; specific start year unknown.

Freshness

Updated as recently as February 2026.

Geography

United States.