Food sales by outlet type, May 2016
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for May 2016 (period 2016-05).
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 May 2016 (period 2016-05). 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 May 2016
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,228.88 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $38,272.58 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,737.37 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,010.75 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $35,169.88 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $46,020.80 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $15,382.24 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $20,121.91 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $68,832.32 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $100,436.61 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $60,310.99 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $78,909.02 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $129,143.31 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $179,345.63 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.