Total retail bakery production in the United States actually fell by 6% between 2007 and 2008. Most other bakery product categories saw a rise in production from 2007 to 2008. The market size listed here is not a retail sales figure; it is a production value and should be seen as more akin to a wholesale figure.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2007 and 2008
Market size: $3.060 billion and 2.876 billion respectively
Source: Annual Survey of Manufactures 2008, March 30, 2010, available online here.
Original source: U.S. Bureau of the Census