Food sales by outlet type, December 2018
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for December 2018 (period 2018-12).
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 2018 (period 2018-12). 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 2018
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $28,728.88 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,322.48 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $30,348.33 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $41,534.49 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $39,205.58 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $51,176.49 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $20,584.63 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,870.05 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $76,968.68 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $105,344.55 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $71,552.82 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $93,400.81 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $148,521.50 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $198,745.38 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.