Food sales by outlet type, October 1997
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for October 1997 (period 1997-10).
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 October 1997 (period 1997-10). 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 October 1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $9,546.54 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $23,077.89 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,394.29 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $25,128.15 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $22,611.10 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $44,562.53 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $3,030.54 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $5,975.14 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $24,361.84 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $58,894.11 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $31,350.98 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $61,790.14 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $55,712.82 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $120,684.25 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.