Consumer Expenditure Survey · BLS CE 2024
Furniture spending
U.S. households spent $648/yr on furniture in 2024 - 0.8% of the average budget . Up 4.7% vs 2023 ; the top income quintile outspends the bottom by 4.9×. Figures from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
- 2024 avg
- $648
- Budget share
- 0.8%
- vs 2023
- +4.7%
CES spend plate
Line FURNITURE · Furniture $648 · 0.8%
SHARE-TRACE · QUINT-WIDE · YOY-UP · REAL-INLINE · REGION-WEST · BOOK-MID
- SHARE-TRACE 0.8% of budget
- QUINT-WIDE 4.9× Q5/Q1
- YOY-UP +4.7% YoY
- REAL-INLINE Near CPI
- REGION-WEST West leads
- BOOK-MID #56/99 dollars
Nearest dollar peer: Major appliances ($-263)
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 Furniture
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 · Furniture
Average annual spending · 2024 · poles + near peers
this line
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
Furniture spending per household, 2020–2024
National average annual spending
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $648 |
| 2023 | $619 |
| 2022 | $746 |
| 2021 | $716 |
| 2020 | $534 |
Income stretch · mid-book furniture
Mid-book CES line: income still stretches 4.9× from $275 (bottom quintile) to $1,334 (top).
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $275 |
| Second 20% | $371 |
| Middle 20% | $462 |
| Fourth 20% | $795 |
| Highest 20% | $1,334 |
West leads furniture geographically
West leads at $805/yr.
Lifecycle peak · 55–64
55–64 heads spend the most on this line at $790/yr.
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Nationwide peers near furniture
Dollar-amount and budget-share neighbours from BLS CE 2024 (this category excluded).
Similar dollar amount
Nearest other categories by 2024 average annual spending ($648 here).
| Category | 2024 avg |
|---|---|
| Alcoholic beverages | $643 |
| Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services | $640 |
| Drugs | $658 |
| Women, 16 and over | $632 |
| Dairy products | $631 |
| Nonalcoholic beverages | $714 |
| Life and other personal insurance | $575 |
| Women and girls | $744 |
Similar budget share
Nearest other categories by share of the household budget (0.8% here).
| Category | Budget share |
|---|---|
| Alcoholic beverages | 0.8% |
| Dairy products | 0.8% |
| Drugs | 0.8% |
| Other entertainment supplies, equipment, and services | 0.8% |
| Women, 16 and over | 0.8% |
| Nonalcoholic beverages | 0.9% |
| Women and girls | 0.9% |
| Bakery products | 0.7% |
Average household budget · Methodology · BLS CEX source
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