Food sales by outlet type, December 2015
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for December 2015 (period 2015-12).
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 2015 (period 2015-12). 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 2015
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $24,421.15 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $36,046.05 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,687.27 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,386.82 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $36,273.64 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $47,074.90 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,771.76 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $24,359.18 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $64,998.74 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $95,935.22 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $65,712.85 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $85,277.28 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $130,711.59 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $181,212.50 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.