Food sales by outlet type, September 2004
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for September 2004 (period 2004-09).
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 2004 (period 2004-09). 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 2004
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $13,151.51 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,626.76 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $14,086.75 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,518.75 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $25,414.74 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $42,784.73 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $6,953.91 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $11,713.68 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $34,372.53 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $69,591.24 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $39,184.46 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $65,975.59 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $73,556.98 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $135,566.83 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.