Food sales by outlet type, April 2018
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for April 2018 (period 2018-04).
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 April 2018 (period 2018-04). 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 April 2018
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $27,520.26 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $38,358.15 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $28,155.79 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,239.61 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $35,191.38 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $45,909.82 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $14,995.76 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $19,563.23 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $73,200.94 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $102,022.88 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $60,452.71 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $78,865.38 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $133,653.64 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $180,888.27 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.