Food sales in North Carolina, 1997 to 2025
Annual food sales with taxes and tips for all purchasers in North Carolina, every year the source file carries for the state: food at home, food away from home and the total.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service - Food Expenditure Series, State food sales, with taxes and tips, for all purchasers (annual, 1997 to 2025; fetched 2026-10-30) (file ers_fes_state_pertax.csv), fetched 2026-10-30. Period covered: the rows for North Carolina in this file (years 1997 to 2025). 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.
Food sales in North Carolina by year
1997
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $9,969.55 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $19,957.97 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $8,746.72 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $20,653.77 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,716.27 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $40,611.75 |
1998
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,437.7 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $20,590.22 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $9,230.12 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $21,235.71 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $19,667.82 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $41,825.94 |
1999
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $11,513.34 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $22,357.46 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $9,723.74 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $21,837.45 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $21,237.08 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $44,194.91 |
2000
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $12,575 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $23,780.37 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,410.41 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $22,861.23 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $22,985.41 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $46,641.59 |
2001
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $13,605.01 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $25,013.11 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $10,895.26 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $23,300.63 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $24,500.27 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $48,313.74 |
2002
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $14,269.27 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $25,897.43 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $11,490.94 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $24,028.46 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $25,760.21 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $49,925.88 |
2003
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $15,503.38 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $27,542.33 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $12,247.98 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $25,013.92 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $27,751.36 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $52,556.25 |
2004
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,038.27 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $27,411.78 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $13,239.35 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,227.44 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,277.63 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $53,639.22 |
2005
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,740.82 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,042.14 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $14,193.9 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $27,327.35 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $30,934.72 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $55,369.49 |
2006
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $17,604.83 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,928.3 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $15,276.16 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,535.25 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $32,880.98 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $57,463.55 |
2007
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,534.37 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $29,229.83 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,316.35 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $29,471.58 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $34,850.71 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $58,701.41 |
2008
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,880.89 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $27,900.36 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,885.32 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $29,157.16 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $35,766.21 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $57,057.52 |
2009
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,312.63 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,856.14 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $16,874.49 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,117.73 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $35,187.12 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $54,973.87 |
2010
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,527.51 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $27,012.25 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $17,344.09 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $28,536.51 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $35,871.6 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $55,548.76 |
2011
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $19,153.86 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,565.63 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $18,322.56 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $29,490.51 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $37,476.42 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $56,056.14 |
2012
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $19,460.39 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,280.75 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $19,144.42 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $29,988.12 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $38,604.8 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $56,268.87 |
2013
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $19,770.68 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,386.19 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $20,189.45 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $30,915.39 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $39,960.13 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $57,301.59 |
2014
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $20,366.19 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,534.32 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $21,556.11 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,248.61 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $41,922.3 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $58,782.94 |
2015
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $20,470.73 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,398.06 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $23,376.7 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $33,936.62 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $43,847.43 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $60,334.67 |
2016
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $20,551.84 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $26,884.58 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $24,778.07 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $35,266.18 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $45,329.91 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $62,150.76 |
2017
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $21,043.91 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $27,589.58 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,307.58 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $36,704.03 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $47,351.49 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $64,293.61 |
2018
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $22,314.91 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $29,168.71 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $27,943.76 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $38,181.1 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $50,258.67 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $67,349.81 |
2019
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $23,568.47 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $30,596.69 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,491.38 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,093.82 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $53,059.84 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $69,690.51 |
2020
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $25,727.11 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,263.72 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $26,197.7 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $33,804.69 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $51,924.81 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $66,068.41 |
2021
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $27,646.39 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $33,519.34 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $28,967.26 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $35,986.8 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $56,613.65 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $69,506.15 |
2022
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $29,636.27 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,260.99 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $33,977.43 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $39,167.4 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $63,613.7 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $71,428.38 |
2023
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $31,342.29 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,387.37 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $37,498.26 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $40,355.35 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $68,840.55 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $72,742.72 |
2024
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $31,973.35 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,633.59 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $39,513.66 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $40,933.75 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $71,487.02 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $73,567.34 |
2025
| Series | Value |
|---|---|
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $32,780.75 |
| Food-at-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $32,780.75 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $40,329.02 |
| Food-away-from-home sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $40,329.02 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of nominal U.S. dollars) | $73,109.77 |
| Total food sales with taxes and tips (millions of constant U.S. dollars (2025=100)) | $73,109.77 |
Per-capita figures for this state are on a separate page: North Carolina per-capita food sales.