Food sales by outlet type, December 2008
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for December 2008 (period 2008-12).
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 December 2008 (period 2008-12). 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 December 2008
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,742.03 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $29,008.47 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $17,839.41 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $30,902.17 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $31,021.15 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $44,433.18 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $14,706.70 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $21,081.00 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $42,280.97 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $73,251.55 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $53,923.69 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $77,247.78 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $96,204.66 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $150,499.33 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.