Food sales by outlet type, December 2020
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for December 2020 (period 2020-12).
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 2020 (period 2020-12). 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 2020
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $30,596.65 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,101.78 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $22,060.77 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,177.16 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $44,159.60 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $55,064.31 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $21,851.20 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $27,252.15 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $68,443.50 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $87,442.17 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $78,880.96 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $98,365.73 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $147,324.47 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $185,807.91 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.