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Food CPI and Expenditures: Table 13

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Table 13—Per capita food expenditures
  U.S. per capita food expenditures
Current prices 1988 prices
Year

U.S. resident population, July 1

At home Away from home Total At home Away from home Total
  Millions Dollars
1953
167.306
278
91
369
1,129
545
1,674
1954
164.308
282
94
376
1,116
533
1,648
1955
167.306
280
96
375
1,125
537
1,663
1956
170.371
283
99
382
1,136
541
1,677
1957
170.371
305
103
408
1,070
536
1,606
1958
173.320
310
103
413
1,130
522
1,651
1959
177.135
304
106
411
1,137
522
1,659
1960
179.979
306
109
415
1,132
522
1,654
1961
182.992
304
111
415
1,113
522
1,635
1962
185.771
303
116
420
1,105
530
1,636
1963
188.483
299
120
419
1,077
534
1,611
1964
191.141
307
126
433
1,095
551
1,646
1965
193.526
318
135
454
1,108
580
1,688
1966
195.576
327
147
474
1,084
602
1,686
1967
197.457
326
154
480
1,082
599
1,681
1968
199.399
339
168
507
1,090
621
1,712
1969
201.385
359
179
539
1,102
626
1,728
1970
203.984
387
194
581
1,130
630
1,761
1971
206.827
401
204
605
1,143
631
1,774
1972
209.284
428
223
650
1,168
661
1,829
1973
211.357
469
249
718
1,099
686
1,786
1974
213.342
526
272
798
1,074
665
1,739
1975
215.465
567
316
883
1,069
706
1,776
1976
217.563
597
353
950
1,104
739
1,843
1977
219.760
635
386
1,021
1,108
751
1,859
1978
222.095
690
433
1,123
1,091
766
1,857
1979
224.567
759
486
1,245
1,082
780
1,862
1980
227.225
828
529
1,357
1,092
773
1,865
1981
229.466
874
571
1,444
1,075
764
1,839
1982
231.664
902
603
1,505
1,072
767
1,839
1983
233.792
939
645
1,584
1,105
786
1,891
1984
235.825
981
683
1,664
1,113
798
1,912
1985
237.924
1,009
710
1,718
1,128
798
1,926
1986
240.133
1,036
757
1,793
1,126
819
1,945
1987
242.289
1,097
811
1,909
1,143
845
1,988
1988
244.499
1,153
877
2,030
1,153
877
2,030
1989
246.819
1,216
926
2,142
1,142
885
2,027
1990
249.623
1,300
982
2,283
1,146
897
2,043
1991
252.981
1,340
1,014
2,354
1,150
896
2,046
1992
256.514
1,305
1,021
2,326
1,112
884
1,996
1993
259.919
1,322
1,068
2,390
1,101
908
2,009
1994
263.126
1,354
1,102
2,456
1,095
921
2,017
1995
266.278
1,361
1,131
2,492
1,066
924
1,991
1996
269.394
1,398
1,153
2,551
1,056
920
1,976
1997
272.647
1,464
1,209
2,673
1,080
938
2,018
1998
275.854
1,480
1,256
2,736
1,071
949
2,021
1999
279.040
1,524
1,299
2,823
1,082
958
2,040
2000
282.166
1,576
1,377
2,953
1,094
993
2,087
2001
285.050
1,633
1,409
3,043
1,098
987
2,085
2002
287.746
1,694
1,459
3,154
1,125
997
2,122
2003
290.242
1,736
1,529
3,265
1,128
1,023
2,151
2004
292.936
1,788
1,617
3,405
1,120
1,050
2,170
2005
295.618
1,861
1,702
3,563
1,143
1,072
2,215
2006
298.432
1,906
1,787
3,693
1,151
1,091
2,242
2007
301.394
1,986
1,862
3,848
1,151
1,097
2,248
2008
304.177
2,064
1,897
3,961
1,124
1,071
2,195
2009
306.656
2,039
1,874
3,913
1,105
1,022
2,127
2010
309.051
2,093
1,923
4,016
1,131
1,030
2,161
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