Food sales by outlet type, April 1997
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for April 1997 (period 1997-04).
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 April 1997 (period 1997-04). 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 April 1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $9,332.29 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $22,848.81 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $9,831.41 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $24,071.71 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $21,509.06 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $42,794.32 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $2,611.19 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $5,197.36 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $23,368.86 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $57,216.95 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,570.42 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $58,835.84 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $52,939.27 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $116,052.80 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.