Table 1. Food and alcoholic beverages
Expenditures from 1869 through 2008 for food at home,
food away from home, and alcoholic beverages.
Table 2. Food at home
Expenditures from 1869 through 2008 for food sales from
food stores; other stores; home delivery and mail order;
farmers, manufacturers, and wholesalers; and home production
and donations.
Table 3. Food away from home
Expenditures from 1929 through 2008 for sales from eating
and drinking places; hotels and motels; retail stores
and direct selling; recreational places; schools and
colleges; and all other.
Table 4. Alcoholic beverages
Expenditures from 1935 through 2008 for alcoholic beverages
purchased for use at home from liquor stores, food stores,
and all other. Also includes alcoholic beverages purchased
away from home from eating and drinking places, hotels
and motels, and all other.
Table 5. Food expenditures by source of
funds
Food expenditures from 1929 through 2008 purchased by
families and individuals, government, and businesses,
and food produced at home.
Table 6. Share of food expenditures by source
of funds
Percentage of food expenditures from 1929 through 2008
for purchases by families and individuals, governments,
and businesses, and food produced at home.
Table 7. Food expenditures by families and
individuals as a share of disposable personal income
Food expenditures and percentage of disposable personal
income spent on food from 1929 through 2008 by families
and individuals for food at home, food away from home,
and total food.
Table 8. Food expenditures by families and
individuals as a share of disposable personal money income
Food expenditures and percentage of disposable personal
money income spent on food from 1929 through 2008 by
families and individuals for food at home, food away
from home, and total food.
Table 9. Expenditures for food at retail
store prices, including home-produced food, excluding sales taxes
and tips, at current prices and 1988 retail store prices
Expenditures from 1929 through 2008 at current prices
for food at home, food away from home, and total food.
Also expenditures from 1929 through 2008 at 1988 retail
store prices and on a per capita basis.
Table 10. Food away from home as a share of food expenditures
Expenditures on food away from home as a share
of total food dollars, and as a share of household food
expenditures from 1929 through 2008.
Table 11. Relative prices of food at three
stages of the system
Percentage of retail store prices from 1929 through
2008 by restaurant prices and manufacturer and shipper
prices.
Table 12. Food expenditures at constant
prices
Food expenditures from 1953 through 2008 at 1988 prices
for food at home, food away from home, and total food.
Also price indexes on a 1988 = 100 basis from 1953 through
2008 for food at home and food away from home.
Table 13. Per capita food expenditures
Per capita food expenditures from 1953 through 2008
for food at home, food away from home, and total food
at current prices and 1988 prices.
Table 14. Sales of food at home by type
of outlet
Percentage of food purchased for at-home use from 1929-2008 and dollar amounts of food purchased for at-home use from 1972-2008 from supermarkets, convenience stores,
other grocery stores, specialty food stores, warehouse
clubs, mass merchandisers, and other stores; home deliveries
and mail orders; and farmers, processors, wholesalers,
and others.
Table 15. Sales of meals and snacks away
from home by type of outlet
Percentage of food purchased for away-from-home consumption from 1929-2008 and dollar amounts of food purchased for away-from-home consumption
from 1987-2008 from restaurants, lunchrooms,
cafeterias, and caterers; fast food places; all eating
places; hotels and motels; schools and colleges; stores,
bars, and vending machines; recreational places; and
others, including military outlets.
