Food sales by outlet type, October 2018
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for October 2018 (period 2018-10).
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 October 2018 (period 2018-10). 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 October 2018
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,037.59 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $40,018.00 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $27,879.64 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $38,417.91 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $36,958.61 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $48,264.95 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,175.94 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $21,124.60 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $75,018.15 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $103,380.12 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $64,209.32 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $83,852.44 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $139,227.47 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $187,232.56 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.