Food sales by outlet type, May 2008
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for May 2008 (period 2008-05).
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 May 2008 (period 2008-05). 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 May 2008
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $17,898.92 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $31,986.56 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $19,088.35 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $34,103.65 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $31,100.21 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $45,980.41 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $12,086.78 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $17,883.25 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $45,662.45 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $81,593.40 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $51,975.18 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $76,853.27 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $97,637.63 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $158,446.66 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.