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[Bug]: Category Group filtering in Monthly Spending report doesn't work

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#7627 opened on Apr 26, 2026

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Description

What happened?

When adding a Category Group filter in the Monthly Spending report, nothing happens.

Only the category filter works, but the category group filter is not yet supported.

This issues is similar to issue https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/pull/7116 for the Budget Analysis Report.

How can we reproduce the issue?

  1. Create a New Monthly Spending
  2. Select Live, and "Budgeted" 3, Try to filter by Category Group = X or one of {X,Y,Z} 4, Nothings happens, data is not reflected.

Where are you hosting Actual?

Docker

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

Operating System

Windows 11

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascriptreact
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of ReactFamiliarity with the codebase structure
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60
Research direction
Review the linked PR #7116 that implemented category group filtering for the Budget Analysis Report. Examine the code in the Monthly Spending report component (likely in packages/desktop client/src/components/reports/MonthlySpending.tsx) to see how category filtering works and extend it to support category groups. Check the filter logic and ensure the data query includes category groups.