New U.S. Food Expenditure Estimates Find Food-Away-From-Home Spending Is Higher Than Previous Estimates

Howard Elitzak and Abigail Okrent

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2018, vol. November 2018, issue 10

Abstract: U.S. consumers, businesses, and government entities spent $1.62 trillion on food and beverages in 2017. Food-away-from-home establishments accounted for 54 percent of this spending, and grocery stores, supercenters, and other retail stores accounted for 46 percent.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.302664

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