Consumer Expenditure Survey · BLS CE 2024
Bakery products spending
U.S. households spent $539/yr on bakery products in 2024 - 0.7% of the average budget . Down 6.1% vs 2023 ; the top income quintile outspends the bottom by 2.3×. Figures from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
- 2024 avg
- $539
- Budget share
- 0.7%
- vs 2023
- -6.1%
CES spend plate
Line BAKERY-PRODUCTS · Bakery products $539 · 0.7%
SHARE-TRACE · QUINT-MOD · YOY-DOWN · REAL-INLINE · REGION-NE · BOOK-MID
- SHARE-TRACE 0.7% of budget
- QUINT-MOD 2.3× Q5/Q1
- YOY-DOWN -6.1% YoY
- REAL-INLINE Near CPI
- REGION-NE Northeast leads
- BOOK-MID #63/99 dollars
Nearest dollar peer: Cereals and cereal products ($-299)
Instrument codes from this line’s budget share, income-quintile gap, YoY move, real change vs ~21% CPI-U (2020-2024), regional lead, and corpus book size, not a budgeting recommendation.
Spend neighbourhood around Bakery products
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest dollar peers among sibling lines, not a full-board reprint. Figures from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
Dollar neighbourhood · Bakery products
Average annual spending · 2024 · poles + near peers
this line
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
Bakery products spending per household, 2020–2024
National average annual spending
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $539 |
| 2023 | $574 |
| 2022 | $497 |
| 2021 | $462 |
| 2020 | $428 |
Income stretch · mid-book bakery products
Mid-book CES line: income still stretches 2.3× from $345 (bottom quintile) to $807 (top).
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $345 |
| Second 20% | $435 |
| Middle 20% | $517 |
| Fourth 20% | $589 |
| Highest 20% | $807 |
Northeast leads bakery products geographically
Northeast leads at $646/yr.
Lifecycle peak · 35–44
35–44 heads spend the most on this line at $653/yr.
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Nationwide peers near bakery products
Dollar-amount and budget-share neighbours from BLS CE 2024 (this category excluded).
Similar dollar amount
Nearest other categories by 2024 average annual spending ($539 here).
| Category | 2024 avg |
|---|---|
| Other household products | $537 |
| Personal services | $547 |
| Life and other personal insurance | $575 |
| Natural gas | $493 |
| Other dairy products | $490 |
| Men and boys | $467 |
| Footwear | $461 |
| Dairy products | $631 |
Similar budget share
Nearest other categories by share of the household budget (0.7% here).
| Category | Budget share |
|---|---|
| Life and other personal insurance | 0.7% |
| Other household products | 0.7% |
| Personal services | 0.7% |
| Footwear | 0.6% |
| Men and boys | 0.6% |
| Natural gas | 0.6% |
| Other dairy products | 0.6% |
| Alcoholic beverages | 0.8% |
Average household budget · Methodology · BLS CEX source
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