OMB Individually Reported
Expenditure Classification Autocoder
Low riskExact public inventory row
Description
Assigns expense classification categories to reported expenses from Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey respondents.
Detailed example
BLS-internal item codes (expenditure classification categories)
AI / analytics pattern
Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relationships.
Automation level / stage
c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
Expected benefit
Efficiency of expenditure classification efforts
Audit / financial statement impact
Used for survey processing for statistical purposes
Controls / human review
ATO: Yes; PIA: N/A
Data needed
Agency Internal; Expenditure descriptions and corresponding item code assignments