Consumer Expenditure Survey · BLS CE 2024
Fresh milk and cream spending
U.S. households spent $141/yr on fresh milk and cream in 2024 - 0.2% of the average budget . Down 5.4% vs 2023 ; the top income quintile outspends the bottom by 2.1×. Figures from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
- 2024 avg
- $141
- Budget share
- 0.2%
- vs 2023
- -5.4%
CES spend plate
Line FRESH-MILK-AND-CRE · Fresh milk and cream $141 · 0.2%
SHARE-TRACE · QUINT-MOD · YOY-DOWN · REAL-CUT · REGION-NE · BOOK-LOWER
- SHARE-TRACE 0.2% of budget
- QUINT-MOD 2.1× Q5/Q1
- YOY-DOWN -5.4% YoY
- REAL-CUT Nominal drop
- REGION-NE Northeast leads
- BOOK-LOWER #88/99 dollars
Nearest dollar peer: Other dairy products (+$349)
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 Fresh milk and cream
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 · Fresh milk and cream
Average annual spending · 2024 · poles + near peers
this line
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
Fresh milk and cream spending per household, 2020–2024
National average annual spending
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $141 |
| 2023 | $149 |
| 2022 | $168 |
| 2021 | $157 |
| 2020 | $147 |
Income stretch on a smaller fresh milk and cream line
A smaller CES line: even the top quintile is $205/yr, with the bottom at $99 (2.1× gap).
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $99 |
| Second 20% | $108 |
| Middle 20% | $133 |
| Fourth 20% | $162 |
| Highest 20% | $205 |
Northeast leads fresh milk and cream geographically
Northeast leads at $165/yr.
Lifecycle peak · 45–54
45–54 heads spend the most on this line at $185/yr - the lifecycle peak on a smaller book line.
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Other smaller CES lines near fresh milk and cream
Dollar-amount and budget-share neighbours from BLS CE 2024 (this category excluded).
Similar dollar amount
Nearest other categories by 2024 average annual spending ($141 here).
| Category | 2024 avg |
|---|---|
| Other meats | $150 |
| Postage and stationery | $131 |
| Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares | $155 |
| Fats and oils | $125 |
| Fuel oil and other fuels | $125 |
| Reading | $125 |
| Girls, 2 to 15 | $112 |
| Household textiles | $107 |
Similar budget share
Nearest other categories by share of the household budget (0.2% here).
| Category | Budget share |
|---|---|
| Fats and oils | 0.2% |
| Fuel oil and other fuels | 0.2% |
| Other meats | 0.2% |
| Postage and stationery | 0.2% |
| Reading | 0.2% |
| Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares | 0.2% |
| Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment | 0.2% |
| Cereals and cereal products | 0.3% |
Average household budget · Methodology · BLS CEX source
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