Food sales by outlet type, March 2017
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for March 2017 (period 2017-03).
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 2017 (period 2017-03). 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 2017
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $27,581.06 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,492.23 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $28,564.88 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $40,901.57 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $35,806.63 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $47,080.82 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $15,115.33 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $19,875.08 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $73,504.29 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $105,250.40 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $60,832.81 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $79,987.79 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $134,337.09 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $185,238.19 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.