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Article: Spending for food up slightly in 1995. (includes related articles on 1992 census data and on supermarket formats)(Annual Spotlight on the U.S. Food System)(Industry Overview)
- Article from:
- Food Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 1996
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Food spending in the United States rose to $665.4 billion in 1995, a 3.8-percent increase over 1994 (table 1). Total expenditures for eating out (food away from home) were $306.9 billion, a 4.8-percent increase in 1995, more than the 4.6-percent increase in 1994. Retail food expenditures (food at home) increased more slowly than in 1994, rising 2.9 percent to $358.5 billion. Adjusted for inflation, total food spending rose 1.3 percent in 1995 food at home by 0.2 percent and food away from home by 2.5 percent.
Preliminary figures on food sales in 1996 show food at home up 3.5 percent from 1995 and food away from home up 1.5 percent. Food sales exclude donations and ...