Food sales by outlet type, August 2017
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for August 2017 (period 2017-08).
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 August 2017 (period 2017-08). 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 August 2017
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $27,767.70 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,395.53 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,817.10 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $38,047.47 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $35,977.57 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $47,189.32 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $15,781.76 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $20,700.37 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $72,202.65 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $102,440.26 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $61,916.73 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $81,212.93 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $134,119.38 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $183,653.19 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.