Food sales by outlet type, August 2021
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for August 2021 (period 2021-08).
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 August 2021 (period 2021-08). 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 August 2021
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $34,211.00 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $42,304.18 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,232.09 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $36,191.03 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $45,340.32 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $54,689.78 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $20,011.41 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $24,153.87 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $81,780.92 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $101,203.75 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $77,417.41 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $93,412.33 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $159,198.34 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $194,616.08 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.