Consumer Expenditure Survey · BLS CE 2024
Cereals and bakery products spending
U.S. households spent $779/yr on cereals and bakery products in 2024 - 1.0% 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
- $779
- Budget share
- 1.0%
- vs 2023
- -6.1%
CES spend plate
Line CEREALS-AND-BAKERY · Cereals and bakery products $779 · 1.0%
SHARE-TRACE · QUINT-MOD · YOY-DOWN · REAL-INLINE · REGION-NE · BOOK-MID
- SHARE-TRACE 1.0% of budget
- QUINT-MOD 2.3× Q5/Q1
- YOY-DOWN -6.1% YoY
- REAL-INLINE Near CPI
- REGION-NE Northeast leads
- BOOK-MID #52/99 dollars
Nearest dollar peer: Dairy products ($-148)
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 Cereals and 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 · Cereals and bakery products
Average annual spending · 2024 · poles + near peers
this line
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
Cereals and bakery products spending per household, 2020–2024
National average annual spending
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $779 |
| 2023 | $830 |
| 2022 | $712 |
| 2021 | $672 |
| 2020 | $640 |
Subcategories
How the $779 cereals and bakery products total divides across subcategories (BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey 2024).
| Subcategory | Annual Amount (2024) |
|---|---|
| Cereals and cereal products | $240 |
| Bakery products | $539 |
Income stretch · mid-book cereals and bakery products
Mid-book CES line: income still stretches 2.3× from $501 (bottom quintile) to $1,166 (top).
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $501 |
| Second 20% | $626 |
| Middle 20% | $740 |
| Fourth 20% | $860 |
| Highest 20% | $1,166 |
Northeast leads cereals and bakery products geographically
Northeast leads at $920/yr.
Lifecycle peak · 35–44
35–44 heads spend the most on this line at $961/yr.
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Nationwide peers near cereals and 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 ($779 here).
| Category | 2024 avg |
|---|---|
| Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges | $811 |
| Women and girls | $744 |
| Water and other public services | $826 |
| Nonalcoholic beverages | $714 |
| Housekeeping supplies | $877 |
| Pets | $880 |
| Drugs | $658 |
| Furniture | $648 |
Similar budget share
Nearest other categories by share of the household budget (1.0% here).
| Category | Budget share |
|---|---|
| Vehicle rental, leases, licenses, and other charges | 1.0% |
| Nonalcoholic beverages | 0.9% |
| Women and girls | 0.9% |
| Housekeeping supplies | 1.1% |
| Pets | 1.1% |
| Water and other public services | 1.1% |
| Alcoholic beverages | 0.8% |
| Audio and visual equipment and services | 1.2% |
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