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Food CPI and Expenditures: Table 9

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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
Year Expenditures at current prices Expenditures at 1988 retail store prices
Food at home Food away from home Total Total1 Per capita2
  Million dollars Dollars
1929 20,027 3,500 23,527 149,094 1,224
1939 15,281 3,113 18,394 162,779 1,244
1948 39,137 10,067 49,204 196,580 1,345
1954 46,631 12,977 59,608
230,949
1,433
1955 47,030 13,057 60,087
237,498
1,445
1956 48,487 13,419 61,906
243,820
1,457
1957 52,190 13,936 66,126
252,005
1,479
1958 53,927 14,328 68,255
248,743
1,435
1959 54,098 14,467 68,565
256,222
1,446
1960 55,214 14,790 70,004
259,082
1,440
1961 55,732 15,220 70,952
260,183
1,422
1962 56,463 15,844 72,307
263,509
1,418
1963 56,612 16,243 72,855
262,163
1,391
1964 58,886 17,558 76,444
272,625
1,426
1965 61,693 18,816 80,509
280,226
1,448
1966 64,020 20,613 84,633
280,335
1,433
1967 64,322 21,085 85,407
283,744
1,437
1968 67,656 22,890 90,546
290,864
1,459
1969 72,245 24,102 96,347
295,634
1,468
1970 78,737 25,836 104,573
305,590
1,498
1971 82,649 26,784 109,433
311,953
1,508
1972 89,080 29,431 118,511
323,624
1,546
1973 98,357 36,093 134,450
315,462
1,493
1974 111,306 38,990 150,296
306,914
1,439
1975 121,001 44,980 165,981
313,172
1,453
1976 128,659 49,248 177,907
328,727
1,511
1977 137,577 53,041 190,618
332,725
1,514
1978 151,476 60,937 212,413
335,619
1,511
1979 168,702 69,590 238,292
339,689
1,513
1980 186,961 76,050 263,011
346,934
1,527
1981 199,887 81,920 281,807
346,626
1,511
1982 208,752 86,385 295,137
350,811
1,514
1983 219,897 90,945 310,842
365,739
1,564
1984 231,985 97,961 329,946
382,946
1,624
1985 239,676 100,646 340,322
380,461
1,599
1986 249,073 107,448 356,521
387,439
1,613
1987
265,302
117,399
382,701
398,772
1,646
1988
281,242
127,587
408,829
408,829
1,672
1989
299,091
137,190
436,280
412,207
1,657
1990
323,043
147,933
470,976
420,477
1,684
1991
337,203
153,262
490,464
425,344
1,681
1992
333,067
156,664
489,730
419,757
1,636
1993
341,866
166,162
508,029
426,198
1,640
1994
354,564
174,996
529,559
433,781
1,649
1995
360,986
183,222
544,208
433,459
1,628
1996
375,312
190,874
566,186
436,535
1,620
1997
398,242
202,180
600,421
451,173
1,655
1998
407,464
211,211
618,675
455,042
1,650
1999
398,619
219,558
618,177
445,276
1,596
2000
407,493
233,799
641,292
451,742
1,601
2001
424,411
242,199
666,609
455,179
1,597
2002
443,077
249,599
692,676
464,665
1,615
2003
462,911
263,004
725,914
476,697
1,642
2004
484,288
280,503
764,791
485,489
1,657
2005
501,100
298,633
799,733
495,682
1,677
2006
521,696
310,833
832,530
504,136
1,689
2007
548,417
323,277
871,694
507,773
1,685
2008
567,888
334,521
902,408
498,183
1,638
2009
597,844
340,251
938,095
508,728
1,659
2010
627,034
344,011
971,045
524,577
1,697
1Deflated by the price index for at home use from table 12.

2Based on July 1 estimates of U.S. resident population.

 

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Updated date: July 13, 2011