How does availability of military facilities affect the indexes?
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), the Army/Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), the Navy Exchange (NEX), the Marine Corps Exchange (MCEX), and the Coast Guard Exchange (CGEX) provide us with an inventory of their facilities which offer a full range of goods. Facilities with zip codes which fall within an MHA are considered to be available to all Service members assigned to that MHA. The percentage of goods and services purchased in commissaries and exchanges is obtained from a CONUS living pattern survey conducted once every 3 years. According to the latest survey, the average commissary usage was 53.32 percent; average usage of exchanges for applicable items was 36.89 percent. Average commissary and exchange savings are also obtained from the parent services. DeCA’s most recent estimate is that the average commissary savings including the impact of sales taxes is 28.26 percent. The average weighted savings for exchange facilities with sales taxes, compared to local retail outlets i
The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), the Army/Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), the Navy Exchange (NEX), the Marine Corps Exchange (MCEX), and the Coast Guard Exchange (CGEX) provide us with an inventory of their facilities which offer a full range of goods. Facilities with zip codes which fall within an MHA are considered to be available to all Service members assigned to that MHA. The percentage of goods and services purchased in commissaries and exchanges is obtained from a CONUS living pattern survey conducted once every 3 years. According to the latest survey, the average commissary usage was 50.99 percent; average usage of exchanges for applicable items was 33.67 percent. Average commissary and exchange savings are also obtained from the parent services. DeCA s most recent estimate is that the average commissary savings including the impact of sales taxes is 30.94 percent. The average weighted savings for exchange facilities with sales taxes, compared to local retail outlets i
