Food sales by outlet type, April 2021
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for April 2021 (period 2021-04).
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 April 2021 (period 2021-04). 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 April 2021
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $32,915.80 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $41,716.29 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $25,549.45 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,419.52 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $42,299.91 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $52,036.84 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,712.54 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $23,035.17 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $73,675.29 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $93,443.77 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $73,068.88 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $89,918.23 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $146,744.17 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $183,362.00 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.