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Food CPI and Expenditures: Table 2

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Table 2—Food at home: Total expenditures1
Year Food sales Home production and donations Grand total4
Food stores2 Other stores3 Home delivery and mail order Farmers, manufacturers, and wholesalers Total sales4
  Million dollars
1869
1,692
483
2,245
1,194
3,439
1879
2,052
522
2,735
1,063
3,798
1889
2,019
520
2,743
1,405
4,148
1890
1,657
427
2,282
1,416
3,698
1891
1,891
486
2,577
1,494
4,071
1892
1,740
443
2,431
1,410
3,841
1893
2,240
570
3,023
1,548
4,571
1894
1,890
477
2,598
1,306
3,904
1895
2,080
521
2,891
1,410
4,301
1896
1,924
479
2,722
1,172
3,894
1897
2,545
629
3,544
1,311
4,855
1898
2,302
564
3,303
1,273
4,576
1899
2,562
627
3,649
1,350
4,999
1900
2,683
656
3,812
1,455
5,267
1901
3,086
760
4,333
1,631
5,964
1902
3,155
781
4,434
1,749
6,183
1903
3,230
804
4,695
1,740
6,435
1904
3,381
847
4,857
1,771
6,628
1905
3,509
887
5,022
1,701
6,723
1906
3,789
964
5,528
1,981
7,509
1907
4,014
1,028
5,904
2,026
7,930
1908
3,535
898
5,214
2,079
7,293
1909
4,229
1,080
6,277
2,217
8,494
1910
4,337
1,087
6,442
2,437
8,879
1911
4,512
1,103
6,688
2,299
8,987
1912
4,889
1,177
7,255
2,072
9,327
1913
4,897
1,145
7,251
1,975
9,226
1914
4,874
1,128
7,231
2,419
9,650
1915
4,551
1,032
6,746
2,360
9,106
1916
5,472
1,214
8,102
2,655
10,757
1917
7,182
1,555
10,620
3,789
14,409
1918
8,907
1,887
13,161
4,319
17,480
1919
9,910
2,063
14,639
4,706
19,345
1920
11,334
2,350
16,811
5,980
22,791
1921
7,482
1,549
11,127
4,183
15,310
1922
7,695
1,579
11,427
4,223
15,650
1923
8,388
1,721
12,568
4,373
16,941
1924
8,697
1,783
13,084
4,278
17,362
1925
9,445
1,922
14,269
4,570
18,839
1926
9,712
1,976
14,736
4,835
19,571
1927
9,332
1,914
14,227
4,607
18,834
1928
9,203
1,880
14,094
4,062
18,156
1929
9,961
2,034
15,319
4,558
19,877
1930
9,099
1,750
13,891
4,252
18,143
1931
7,309
1,316
11,057
3,511
14,568
1932
5,748
965
8,618
3,022
11,640
1933
6,180
973
9,192
2,963
12,155
1934
7,009
990
10,203
3,091
13,294
1935
7,618
955
10,850
3,613
14,463
1936
8,046
1,005
11,417
3,575
14,992
1937
8,498
1,032
11,981
3,614
15,595
1938
8,153
913
11,427
3,272
14,699
1939
8,569
914
11,853
3,331
15,184
1940
9,047
916
12,405
3,499
15,904
1941
10,337
1,005
13,986
3,851
17,837
1942
12,434
1,193
16,754
4,332
21,086
1943
12,752
1,323
18,519
4,993
23,512
1944
15,112
1,365
20,067
5,010
25,077
1945
16,222
1,357
21,340
5,309
26,649
1946
20,672
1,483
26,435
6,099
32,534
1947
24,208
1,448
30,285
6,544
36,829
1948
26,200
1,470
32,396
6,706
39,102
1949
26,202
1,405
32,210
5,896
38,106
1950
27,645
1,414
33,761
5,797
39,558
1951
31,045
1,472
37,805
6,364
44,169
1952
32,660
1,491
39,691
6,293
45,984
1953
33,486
1,499
40,461
5,973
46,434
1954
33,815
1,797
3,576
1,536
40,724
5,679
46,403
1955
34,266
1,933
3,577
1,538
41,314
5,470
46,784
1956
35,795
2,044
3,552
1,534
42,925
5,324
48,249
1957
39,455
2,150
3,515
1,552
46,672
5,293
51,965
1958
41,191
2,238
3,462
1,537
48,428
5,306
53,734
1959
41,642
2,427
3,303
1,534
48,906
4,988
53,894
1960
43,002
2,530
3,228
1,578
50,338
4,697
55,035
1961
43,642
2,621
3,112
1,577
50,952
4,591
55,543
1962
44,631
2,865
2,890
1,608
51,994
4,353
56,347
1963
45,045
3,043
2,726
1,622
52,436
3,980
56,416
1964
47,402
3,116
2,573
1,625
54,716
3,988
58,704
1965
50,117
3,266
2,631
1,629
57,643
3,940
61,583
1966
52,533
3,438
2,517
1,689
60,177
3,815
63,992
1967
53,206
3,318
2,499
1,618
60,641
3,659
64,300
1968
56,363
3,482
2,460
1,676
63,981
3,707
67,688
1969
60,766
3,625
2,379
1,736
68,506
3,849
72,355
1970
66,860
3,765
2,383
1,813
74,821
4,086
78,907
1971
70,624
4,004
2,373
1,828
78,829
4,080
82,909
1972
77,093
3,865
2,423
1,828
85,209
4,297
89,506
1973
84,947
4,556
2,294
2,019
93,816
5,217
99,033
1974
96,461
5,079
2,233
2,297
106,070
6,114
112,184
1975
105,887
5,739
1,976
2,536
116,138
5,975
122,113
1976
112,907
6,283
1,886
2,724
123,800
6,149
129,949
1977
120,450
7,070
2,264
2,934
132,718
6,808
139,526
1978
132,799
7,705
2,385
3,221
146,110
7,204
153,314
1979
148,233
8,416
2,567
3,565
162,781
7,712
170,493
1980
163,728
9,261
2,762
3,901
179,652
8,415
188,067
1981
174,413
10,138
2,729
4,146
191,426
9,043
200,469
1982
182,477
10,677
2,616
4,215
199,985
8,931
208,916
1983
190,448
12,831
2,676
4,312
210,267
9,258
219,525
1984
200,970
14,599
2,785
4,493
222,847
8,610
231,457
1985
209,228
16,360
2,768
4,637
232,993
6,998
239,991
1986
214,789
19,271
2,910
4,672
241,642
7,185
248,827
1987
209,657
17,910
3,383
23,430
254,379
11,513
265,892
1988
222,402
19,780
4,043
24,105
270,330
11,577
281,907
1989
236,816
22,401
4,602
24,873
288,692
11,425
300,118
1990
256,387
25,560
5,336
25,617
312,900
11,702
324,602
1991
265,269
29,626
5,785
26,257
326,937
11,991
338,928
1992
261,564
28,698
5,355
26,875
322,493
12,285
334,777
1993
266,369
30,248
6,842
27,647
331,106
12,598
343,705
1994
273,422
33,461
8,015
28,430
343,329
12,891
356,220
1995
275,228
36,094
8,625
29,331
349,278
13,075
362,353
1996
284,312
38,773
9,966
30,149
363,200
13,374
376,574
1997
288,039
47,557
18,744
31,050
385,390
13,807
399,197
1998
290,249
54,001
18,215
31,693
394,159
14,207
408,365
1999
299,187
63,631
18,833
30,186
411,837
13,524
425,361
2000
303,527
74,856
19,412
32,401
430,196
14,402
444,598
2001
313,491
88,263
17,997
31,614
451,365
14,213
465,577
2002
312,417
108,285
17,913
33,595
472,210
15,297
487,506
2003
318,034
116,348
18,480
34,934
487,796
15,953
503,748
2004
327,478
124,319
19,552
35,967
507,317
16,505
523,821
2005
339,196
133,894
20,390
38,865
532,346
17,829
550,175
2006
349,838
142,195
21,651
37,888
551,572
17,217
568,789
2007
364,346
149,211
22,870
42,754
579,181
19,493
598,674
2008
379,180
159,967
22,681
45,314
607,141
20,697
627,837
2009
378,137
160,423
21,526
44,459
604,546
20,649
625,195
2010
386,526
169,973
24,188
44,850
625,538
21,229
646,766
— = Not available.

1See Developing an Integrated Information System for the Food Sector, AER-575, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, August 1987, for a description of USDA total food expenditures.

2
Excludes sales to restaurants and institutions.

3Includes eating and drinking establishments, trailer parks, commissary stores, and military exchanges.

4
Computed from unrounded data.
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Updated date: July 13, 2011