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Food CPI and Expenditures: Table 7

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Table 7—Food expenditures by families and individuals as a share of disposable personal income
  Expenditures for food
Year Disposable personal income At home1 Away from home2 Total3
  Billion dollars Billion dollars Percent Billion dollars Percent Billion dollars Percent
1929
83.4
16.9
20.3
2.6
3.1
19.5
23.4
1930
74.7
15.8
21.2
2.3
3.1
18.1
24.2
1931
64.3
12.7
19.8
2.1
3.3
14.8
23.0
1932
49.2
9.6
19.5
1.7
3.5
11.3
23.0
1933
46.1
10.1
21.9
1.5
3.3
11.6
25.2
1934
52.8
11.1
21.0
1.7
3.2
12.8
24.2
1935
59.3
12.1
20.4
1.8
3.0
13.9
23.4
1936
67.4
12.7
18.8
2.0
3.0
14.7
21.8
1937
72.2
13.3
18.4
2.2
3.0
15.5
21.5
1938
66.6
12.6
18.9
2.1
3.2
14.7
22.1
1939
71.4
13.0
18.1
2.3
3.2
15.2
21.3
1940
76.8
13.5
17.6
2.4
3.1
15.9
20.7
1941
93.8
15.3
16.3
2.9
3.1
18.2
19.4
1942
118.6
18.5
15.6
3.6
3.0
22.1
18.6
1943
135.4
20.7
15.3
4.5
3.3
25.2
18.6
1944
148.3
22.1
14.9
5.1
3.4
27.2
18.4
1945
152.2
23.6
15.5
5.7
3.7
29.3
19.2
1946
161.4
28.4
17.6
6.5
4.0
34.9
21.6
1947
171.2
32.8
19.2
7.4
4.3
40.2
23.5
1948
190.6
34.9
18.3
7.5
3.9
42.4
22.3
1949
190.4
34.3
18.0
7.8
4.1
42.0
22.1
1950
210.1
35.7
17.0
7.6
3.6
43.3
20.6
1951
231.0
40.0
17.3
8.4
3.6
48.4
20.9
1952
243.4
41.8
17.2
8.8
3.6
50.6
20.8
1953
258.6
42.3
16.4
9.0
3.5
51.3
19.9
1954
264.3
42.4
16.0
9.3
3.5
51.7
19.6
1955
283.3
42.9
15.1
9.8
3.5
52.7
18.6
1956
303.0
44.4
14.7
10.4
3.4
54.8
18.1
1957
319.8
48.1
15.0
10.9
3.4
59.0
18.4
1958
330.5
49.8
15.1
11.1
3.4
60.9
18.4
1959
350.5
50.1
14.3
12.1
3.5
62.3
17.8
1960
365.4
51.5
14.1
12.6
3.4
64.0
17.5
1961
381.8
52.0
13.6
13.1
3.4
65.1
17.1
1962
405.1
52.9
13.1
13.9
3.4
66.8
16.5
1963
425.1
53.3
12.5
14.5
3.4
67.9
16.0
1964
462.5
55.5
12.0
15.7
3.4
71.2
15.4
1965
498.1
58.4
11.7
16.9
3.4
75.4
15.1
1966
537.5
61.0
11.3
18.6
3.5
79.6
14.8
1967
575.3
61.4
10.7
19.8
3.4
81.1
14.1
1968
625.0
64.5
10.3
21.7
3.5
86.2
13.8
1969
674.0
69.0
10.2
23.4
3.5
92.3
13.7
1970
735.7
75.5
10.3
26.4
3.6
102.0
13.9
1971
801.8
79.5
9.9
28.1
3.5
107.6
13.4
1972
869.1
86.0
9.9
31.3
3.6
117.3
13.5
1973
978.3
94.9
9.7
34.9
3.6
129.8
13.3
1974
1,071.6
107.3
10.0
38.5
3.6
145.8
13.6
1975
1,187.4
117.4
9.9
45.9
3.9
163.3
13.8
1976
1,302.5
125.1
9.6
52.6
4.0
177.7
13.6
1977
1,435.7
133.8
9.3
58.5
4.1
192.3
13.4
1978
1,608.3
147.3
9.2
67.5
4.2
214.8
13.4
1979
1,793.5
164.0
9.1
76.9
4.3
240.9
13.4
1980
2,009.0
180.8
9.0
85.2
4.2
266.0
13.2
1981
2,246.1
195.5
8.7
95.8
4.3
291.3
13.0
1982
2,421.2
201.0
8.3
104.5
4.3
305.5
12.6
1983
2,608.4
211.4
8.1
113.7
4.4
325.1
12.5
1984
2,912.0
224.0
7.7
121.9
4.2
345.8
11.9
1985
3,109.3
234.0
7.5
128.6
4.1
362.6
11.7
1986
3,285.1
242.7
7.4
137.9
4.2
380.6
11.6
1987
3,458.1
252.7
7.3
144.4
4.2
397.1
11.5
1988
3,726.3
271.7
7.2
155.5
4.1
427.2
11.4
1989
4,021.7
290.1
7.2
163.3
4.1
453.4
11.3
1990
4,285.8
314.5
7.3
175.2
4.1
489.6
11.4
1991
4,464.3
328.6
7.4
184.0
4.1
512.6
11.5
1992
4,751.4
324.4
6.8
189.5
4.0
513.9
10.8
1993
4,911.9
333.1
6.8
203.8
4.1
537.0
10.9
1994
5,151.8
345.5
6.7
214.4
4.2
559.9
10.9
1995
5,408.2
351.7
6.5
223.9
4.1
575.6
10.6
1996
5,688.5
365.8
6.4
231.0
4.1
596.7
10.5
1997
5,988.8
388.1
6.5
244.4
4.1
632.5
10.6
1998
6,395.9
396.8
6.2
257.0
4.0
653.8
10.2
1999
6,695.0
414.5
6.2
268.9
4.0
683.5
10.2
2000
7,327.2
433.0
5.9
288.8
3.9
721.9
9.9
2001
7,648.5
454.4
5.9
298.5
3.9
752.8
9.8
2002
8,009.7
475.3
5.9
312.2
3.9
787.5
9.8
2003
8,377.8
491.0
5.9
330.7
3.9
821.8
9.8
2004
8,889.4
510.9
5.7
353.5
4.0
864.4
9.7
2005
9,277.3
535.9
5.8
376.6
4.1
912.5
9.8
2006
9,915.7
555.2
5.6
399.9
4.0
955.0
9.6
2007
10,423.6
583.1
5.6
420.8
4.0
1,003.9
9.6
2008
10,952.9
611.7
5.6
431.9
3.9
1,043.6
9.5
2009
11,034.9
609.2
5.5
429.6
3.9
1,038.8
9.4
2010
11,379.9
630.1
5.5
443.9
3.9
1,074.0
9.4
1Food-at-home includes cash purchases from grocery stores and other retail outlets, including purchases with food stamps and WIC vouchers and food produced and consumed on farms (valued at farm prices), but excludes government-donated foods.

2Food-away-from-home includes meals and snacks purchased by families and individuals and food furnished to employees, but excludes food paid for by government and business, such as donated foods to schools, meals in prisons and other institutions, and expense-account meals.

3Total may not add due to rounding.

 

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Updated date: July 13, 2011