Food sales by outlet type, November 2018
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for November 2018 (period 2018-11).
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 November 2018 (period 2018-11). 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 November 2018
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $27,878.04 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $38,310.51 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,865.24 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $36,914.60 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $37,435.55 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $48,996.06 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $17,926.58 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $23,462.65 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $72,198.73 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $99,211.26 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $66,492.59 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $87,026.48 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $138,691.31 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $186,237.75 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.