Food sales by outlet type, December 1998
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for December 1998 (period 1998-12).
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 December 1998 (period 1998-12). 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 December 1998
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,174.40 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $23,867.38 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,868.61 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $25,494.85 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $25,012.75 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $48,206.86 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $4,986.44 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $9,615.56 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $25,897.27 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $60,749.70 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $36,372.65 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $70,104.91 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $62,269.92 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $130,854.61 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.