Food sales by outlet type, May 1997
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for May 1997 (period 1997-05).
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 May 1997 (period 1997-05). 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 May 1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,112.04 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $24,742.08 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,509.64 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $25,715.87 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $23,432.74 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $46,621.67 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $2,932.19 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $5,836.29 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $25,068.77 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $61,339.79 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $31,997.34 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $63,664.65 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $57,066.10 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $125,004.44 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.