Food sales by outlet type, August 2008
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for August 2008 (period 2008-08).
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 2008 (period 2008-08). 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 2008
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,104.80 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $31,893.01 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,737.45 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,999.24 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $30,700.49 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $44,262.11 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $11,885.22 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $17,148.28 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $45,539.00 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $80,212.18 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $51,236.55 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $73,879.44 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $96,775.55 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $154,091.63 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.