Food sales by outlet type, December 2021
Monthly sales of food, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers, by outlet type, for December 2021 (period 2021-12).
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 2021 (period 2021-12). 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 2021
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food sales at limited-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $33,591.13 |
| Food sales at limited-service restaurant (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $40,485.90 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,625.20 |
| Food sales at full-service restaurants (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $35,749.03 |
| Food-at-home sales at grocery stores (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $49,130.11 |
| Food sales at grocery stores (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $57,548.93 |
| Food-at-home sales at warehouse clubs and supercenters (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $24,175.76 |
| Food sales at warehouse club and supercenter (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,337.21 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $82,112.67 |
| Total food-away-from-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $99,041.36 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $88,185.59 |
| Total food-at-home sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $103,331.09 |
| Total food sales (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $170,298.25 |
| Total food sales (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $202,372.44 |
Nominal dollars are as published in the source file; the constant-dollar column is the source's own 2025=100 series.