Food sales by outlet type, August 1997
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for August 1997 (period 1997-08).
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 August 1997 (period 1997-08). 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 August 1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,100.71 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $24,541.65 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $11,063.93 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,882.95 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $23,147.08 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $45,762.77 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $2,967.95 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $5,870.19 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $25,755.52 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $62,579.77 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $31,737.05 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $62,748.36 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $57,492.57 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $125,328.13 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.