Food sales by outlet type, March 1997
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for March 1997 (period 1997-03).
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service - Food Expenditure Series, Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type (monthly, January 1997 to December 2025; fetched 2026-10-30) (file ers_fes_monthly_outlet.csv), fetched 2026-10-30. Period covered: the single month March 1997 (period 1997-03). Values are shown as published, with thousands separators; the heading beside each figure is the source's own column heading. Full source list and licence: About.
Figures for March 1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $9,340.53 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $22,898.31 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,093.29 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $24,744.60 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $22,756.94 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $45,219.67 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $2,686.22 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $5,339.92 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $23,593.59 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $57,841.25 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $31,121.78 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $61,844.03 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $54,715.37 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $119,685.28 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.