Food sales by outlet type, September 1997
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for September 1997 (period 1997-09).
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 September 1997 (period 1997-09). 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 September 1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $9,197.35 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $22,290.11 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,083.46 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $24,438.51 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $21,726.31 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $42,926.76 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $2,713.06 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $5,362.68 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $23,686.63 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $57,406.96 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,931.44 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $59,141.11 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $53,618.07 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $116,548.08 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.