Consumer Expenditure Survey · BLS CE 2024
Laundry and cleaning products spending
U.S. households spent $209/yr on laundry and cleaning products in 2024 - 0.3% of the average budget ; the top income quintile outspends the bottom by 1.9×. Figures from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
- 2024 avg
- $209
- Budget share
- 0.3%
CES spend plate
Line LAUNDRY-AND-CLEANI · Laundry and cleaning products $209 · 0.3%
SHARE-TRACE · QUINT-FLAT · YOY-UNK · REAL-UNK · REGION-NE · BOOK-LOWER
- SHARE-TRACE 0.3% of budget
- QUINT-FLAT 1.9× Q5/Q1
- YOY-UNK YoY n/a
- REAL-UNK Real change n/a
- REGION-NE Northeast leads
- BOOK-LOWER #83/99 dollars
Nearest dollar peer: Postage and stationery ($-78)
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 Laundry and cleaning 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 · Laundry and cleaning products
Average annual spending · 2024 · poles + near peers
this line
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $209 |
Income stretch on a smaller laundry and cleaning products line
A smaller CES line: even the top quintile is $263/yr, with the bottom at $138 (1.9× gap).
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $138 |
| Second 20% | $169 |
| Middle 20% | $217 |
| Fourth 20% | $258 |
| Highest 20% | $263 |
Northeast leads laundry and cleaning products geographically
Northeast leads at $218/yr.
Lifecycle peak · 55–64
55–64 heads spend the most on this line at $243/yr - the lifecycle peak on a smaller book line.
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Other smaller CES lines near laundry and cleaning 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 ($209 here).
| Category | 2024 avg |
|---|---|
| Processed fruits and vegetables | $203 |
| Fish and seafood | $224 |
| Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment | $189 |
| Sugar and other sweets | $230 |
| Medical supplies | $233 |
| Cereals and cereal products | $240 |
| Other apparel products and services | $252 |
| Pork | $260 |
Similar budget share
Nearest other categories by share of the household budget (0.3% here).
| Category | Budget share |
|---|---|
| Cereals and cereal products | 0.3% |
| Fish and seafood | 0.3% |
| Medical supplies | 0.3% |
| Other apparel products and services | 0.3% |
| Pork | 0.3% |
| Poultry | 0.3% |
| Processed fruits and vegetables | 0.3% |
| Sugar and other sweets | 0.3% |
Average household budget · Methodology · BLS CEX source
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