Food sales by outlet type, December 2017
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for December 2017 (period 2017-12).
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 2017 (period 2017-12). 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 2017
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,703.98 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $37,567.33 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $30,004.21 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $42,210.79 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $38,974.54 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $51,176.80 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $20,172.41 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,488.69 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $74,502.54 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $104,813.17 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $70,935.06 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $93,144.75 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $145,437.59 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $197,957.92 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.