Consumer Expenditure Survey · BLS CE 2024
Fuel oil and other fuels spending
U.S. households spent $125/yr on fuel oil and other fuels in 2024 - 0.2% of the average budget . Down 10.7% vs 2023 ; the top income quintile outspends the bottom by 3.5×. Figures from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
- 2024 avg
- $125
- Budget share
- 0.2%
- vs 2023
- -10.7%
CES spend plate
Line FUEL-OIL-AND-OTHER · Fuel oil and other fuels $125 · 0.2%
SHARE-TRACE · QUINT-WIDE · YOY-DROP · REAL-INLINE · REGION-NE · BOOK-TRACE
- SHARE-TRACE 0.2% of budget
- QUINT-WIDE 3.5× Q5/Q1
- YOY-DROP -10.7% YoY
- REAL-INLINE Near CPI
- REGION-NE Northeast leads
- BOOK-TRACE #91/99 dollars
Nearest dollar peer: Natural gas (+$368)
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 Fuel oil and other fuels
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 · Fuel oil and other fuels
Average annual spending · 2024 · poles + near peers
this line
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
Fuel oil and other fuels spending per household, 2020–2024
National average annual spending
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $125 |
| 2023 | $140 |
| 2022 | $160 |
| 2021 | $122 |
| 2020 | $105 |
Income stretch on a smaller fuel oil and other fuels line
A smaller CES line: even the top quintile is $220/yr, with the bottom at $63 (3.5× gap).
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $63 |
| Second 20% | $107 |
| Middle 20% | $96 |
| Fourth 20% | $139 |
| Highest 20% | $220 |
Northeast leads fuel oil and other fuels geographically
Northeast leads at $421/yr.
Lifecycle peak · 65–74
65–74 heads spend the most on this line at $170/yr - the lifecycle peak on a smaller book line.
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Other smaller CES lines near fuel oil and other fuels
Dollar-amount and budget-share neighbours from BLS CE 2024 (this category excluded).
Similar dollar amount
Nearest other categories by 2024 average annual spending ($125 here).
| Category | 2024 avg |
|---|---|
| Fats and oils | $125 |
| Reading | $125 |
| Postage and stationery | $131 |
| Girls, 2 to 15 | $112 |
| Fresh milk and cream | $141 |
| Household textiles | $107 |
| Eggs | $105 |
| Other meats | $150 |
Similar budget share
Nearest other categories by share of the household budget (0.2% here).
| Category | Budget share |
|---|---|
| Fats and oils | 0.2% |
| Fresh milk and cream | 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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