Food sales by outlet type, October 2008
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for October 2008 (period 2008-10).
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 October 2008 (period 2008-10). 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 October 2008
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $17,316.82 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $30,195.13 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $17,322.72 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $30,197.90 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $30,025.50 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $42,815.77 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $11,165.75 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $15,934.11 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $43,107.31 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $75,157.92 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $49,407.43 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $70,463.26 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $92,514.74 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $145,621.19 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.