Food sales by outlet type, August 1998
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for August 1998 (period 1998-08).
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 1998 (period 1998-08). 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 1998
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,587.81 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $25,067.85 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $11,041.70 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,141.42 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $23,171.99 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $44,991.21 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $3,406.99 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $6,618.68 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,507.10 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $62,757.79 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $32,089.42 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $62,309.22 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $58,596.52 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $125,067.00 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.