Food sales by outlet type, September 2008
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for September 2008 (period 2008-09).
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 2008 (period 2008-09). 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 2008
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,368.94 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,681.62 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,769.72 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $29,376.54 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $28,892.21 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $41,394.02 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,487.42 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $15,036.67 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $41,804.11 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $73,241.50 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $47,695.21 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $68,342.12 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $89,499.32 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $141,583.63 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.