Food sales by outlet type, August 2018
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for August 2018 (period 2018-08).
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 2018 (period 2018-08). 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 2018
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $30,316.02 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $41,910.50 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,959.26 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $41,412.70 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $37,515.98 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $48,965.68 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,790.07 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $21,914.46 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $78,882.79 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $109,045.73 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $65,218.88 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $85,123.65 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $144,101.67 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $194,169.38 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.