Development of the Food-at-Home Monthly Area Prices Data

Megan Sweitzer, Anne T. Byrne, Elina T. Page, Andrea Carlson, Linda Kantor, Mary K. Muth, Shawn Karns and Chen Zhen

No 342467, Technical Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The Food-at-Home Monthly Area Prices (F-MAP) data product provides detailed food price data to support a broad range of food economics research, supplementing existing public food price data. The data product contains monthly mean unit values and 6 price index measures for 90 food-at-home categories across 10 major metropolitan areas and 4 census regions. This report introduces the USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) Food Purchase Groups (EFPGs) food classification system and describes the methods used to construct the F-MAP data product using weighted retail scanner data from 2016 to 2018. The F-MAP data product is modeled after the Quarterly Food-at-Home Price Database (QFAHPD) previously published by USDA, ERS to report 1999–2010 food-at-home prices.

Keywords: Demand and Price Analysis; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/ Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64
Date: 2024-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.342467

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