Cereal and bakery products expenditure of U.S. households 2018-2023, by type

* A consumer unit consists of any of the following: (1) All members of a particular household who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or other legal arrangements; (2) a person living alone or sharing a household with others or living as a roomer in a private home or lodging house or in permanent living quarters in a hotel or motel, but who is financially independent; or (3) two or more persons living together who use their incomes to make joint expenditure decisions. Financial independence is determined by spending behavior with regard to the three major expense categories: Housing, food, and other living expenses. To be considered financially independent, the respondent must provide at least two of the three major expenditure categories, either entirely or in part.
** Bakery products include bread and cookies and crackers.
*** Cereals and cereal products include flour, prepared flour mixes, ready-to-eat and cooked cereals, rice and pasta, cornmeal and other cereal products.
Data are diary-based.
The shown figures are based on unpublished data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data are available upon request.
Expenditure shares are based on internal calculations.