Food sales by outlet type, December 2012
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for December 2012 (period 2012-12).
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 2012 (period 2012-12). 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 2012
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $19,981.56 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $31,790.54 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $21,529.01 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $34,250.22 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $33,811.51 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $45,479.79 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,296.45 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $21,922.71 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $50,692.66 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $80,650.70 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $60,702.91 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $81,654.06 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $111,395.58 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $162,304.75 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.