Consumer Expenditure Survey · BLS CE 2024
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares spending
U.S. households spent $155/yr on small appliances and miscellaneous housewares in 2024 - 0.2% of the average budget . Up 14.8% vs 2023 ; the top income quintile outspends the bottom by 3.9×. Figures from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
- 2024 avg
- $155
- Budget share
- 0.2%
- vs 2023
- +14.8%
CES spend plate
Line SMALL-APPLIANCES-A · Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares $155 · 0.2%
SHARE-TRACE · QUINT-WIDE · YOY-SURGE · REAL-INLINE · REGION-WEST · BOOK-LOWER
- SHARE-TRACE 0.2% of budget
- QUINT-WIDE 3.9× Q5/Q1
- YOY-SURGE +14.8% YoY
- REAL-INLINE Near CPI
- REGION-WEST West leads
- BOOK-LOWER #86/99 dollars
Nearest dollar peer: Household textiles ($-48)
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 Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares
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 · Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares
Average annual spending · 2024 · poles + near peers
this line
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
Small appliances and miscellaneous housewares spending per household, 2020–2024
National average annual spending
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $155 |
| 2023 | $135 |
| 2022 | $142 |
| 2021 | $142 |
| 2020 | $135 |
Income stretch on a smaller small appliances and miscellaneous housewares line
A smaller CES line: even the top quintile is $285/yr, with the bottom at $73 (3.9× gap).
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $73 |
| Second 20% | $137 |
| Middle 20% | $117 |
| Fourth 20% | $162 |
| Highest 20% | $285 |
West leads small appliances and miscellaneous housewares geographically
West leads at $187/yr.
Lifecycle peak · 35–44
35–44 heads spend the most on this line at $228/yr - the lifecycle peak on a smaller book line.
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Other smaller CES lines near small appliances and miscellaneous housewares
Dollar-amount and budget-share neighbours from BLS CE 2024 (this category excluded).
Similar dollar amount
Nearest other categories by 2024 average annual spending ($155 here).
| Category | 2024 avg |
|---|---|
| Other meats | $150 |
| Fresh milk and cream | $141 |
| Postage and stationery | $131 |
| Fats and oils | $125 |
| Fuel oil and other fuels | $125 |
| Reading | $125 |
| Toys, hobbies, and playground equipment | $189 |
| Girls, 2 to 15 | $112 |
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% |
| Fuel oil and other fuels | 0.2% |
| Other meats | 0.2% |
| Postage and stationery | 0.2% |
| Reading | 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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