Food sales by outlet type, March 2012
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for March 2012 (period 2012-03).
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 March 2012 (period 2012-03). 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 March 2012
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $20,327.22 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,927.63 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $21,339.69 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $34,565.38 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $32,225.83 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $43,631.27 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $12,739.73 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $17,250.49 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $50,656.85 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $82,056.92 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $54,551.39 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $73,860.81 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $105,208.23 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $155,917.73 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.