| Good | Price elasticity of demand |
|---|---|
| Inelastic demand | |
| Eggs | 0.1 |
| Beef | 0.4 |
| Stationery | 0.5 |
| Gasoline | 0.5 |
| Elastic demand | |
| Housing | 1.2 |
| Restaurant meals | 2.3 |
| Airline travel | 2.4 |
| Foreign travel | 4.1 |
| Source: Hendrick S. Houthakker and Lester D. Taylor, Consumer Demand in the United States, 1929–1970 (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1970) | |