| Table 10—Food away from home as a share of food expenditures |
| Year |
Food away from home as a share of total food dollars1 |
Share of total food dollars at current prices
2 |
Share of household expenditures for food expenditures3 |
| |
Percent |
| 1929 |
17.2 |
14.9 |
13.4 |
| 1939 |
19.2 |
16.9 |
15.0 |
| 1948 |
23.8 |
20.5 |
17.7 |
| 1954 |
25.0 |
21.8 |
18.0 |
| 1955 |
25.5 |
21.7 |
18.6 |
| 1956 |
25.8 |
21.7 |
19.0 |
| 1957 |
25.2 |
21.1 |
18.5 |
| 1958 |
25.0 |
21.0 |
18.2 |
| 1959 |
25.9 |
21.1 |
19.5 |
| 1960 |
26.3 |
21.1 |
19.6 |
| 1961 |
26.8 |
21.5 |
20.1 |
| 1962 |
27.7 |
21.9 |
20.8 |
| 1963 |
28.6 |
22.3 |
21.4 |
| 1964 |
29.0 |
23.0 |
22.0 |
| 1965 |
29.8 |
23.4 |
22.5 |
| 1966 |
31.0 |
24.4 |
23.4 |
| 1967 |
32.1 |
24.7 |
24.4 |
| 1968 |
33.1 |
25.3 |
25.2 |
| 1969 |
33.3 |
25.0 |
25.3 |
| 1970 |
33.4 |
24.7 |
25.9 |
| 1971 |
33.8 |
24.5 |
26.1 |
| 1972 |
34.2 |
24.8 |
26.7 |
| 1973 |
34.7 |
26.8 |
26.9 |
| 1974 |
34.1 |
25.9 |
26.4 |
| 1975 |
35.8 |
27.1 |
28.1 |
| 1976 |
37.2 |
27.7 |
29.6 |
| 1977 |
37.8 |
27.8 |
30.4 |
| 1978 |
38.5 |
28.7 |
31.4 |
| 1979 |
39.0 |
29.2 |
31.9 |
| 1980 |
39.0 |
28.9 |
32.0 |
| 1981 |
39.5 |
29.1 |
32.9 |
| 1982 |
40.1 |
29.3 |
34.2 |
| 1983 |
40.7 |
29.3 |
35.0 |
| 1984 |
41.0 |
29.7 |
35.2 |
| 1985 |
41.3 |
29.6 |
35.5 |
| 1986 |
42.2 |
30.1 |
36.2 |
| 1987 |
44.8 |
30.2 |
36.7 |
| 1988 |
45.3 |
30.7 |
38.1 |
| 1989 |
45.2 |
30.9 |
37.6 |
| 1990 |
44.8 |
30.8 |
37.2 |
| 1991 |
44.9 |
30.7 |
37.3 |
| 1992 |
45.4 |
31.1 |
38.0 |
| 1993 |
46.1 |
31.8 |
38.9 |
| 1994 |
46.1 |
32.1 |
39.1 |
| 1995 |
46.5 |
32.5 |
39.6 |
| 1996 |
46.2 |
32.5 |
39.3 |
| 1997 |
46.6 |
32.8 |
39.5 |
| 1998 |
47.3 |
33.2 |
40.2 |
| 1999 |
47.0 |
34.7 |
40.0 |
| 2000 |
48.1 |
35.6 |
40.9 |
| 2001 |
47.6 |
35.2 |
40.5 |
| 2002 |
47.9 |
35.3 |
40.8 |
| 2003 |
48.1 |
35.3 |
41.1 |
2004 |
48.5 |
35.9 |
41.5 |
2005 |
48.6 |
36.3 |
41.5 |
2006 |
48.5 |
36.4 |
41.5 |
2007 |
48.5 |
36.0 |
41.4 |
2008 |
48.5 |
36.5 |
41.4 |
Note: Total expenditures on food away from home include expense-account meals, food furnished to inmates and patients, and food and cash donated to schools and institutions. These items are not included in expenditures on food away from home for all families and individuals.
1Food away-from-home expenditures
divided by total expenditures, for all food (from
table 1).
2Food away-from-home expenditures adjusted for
food costs only, excluding taxes and tips (from
table 9).
3Food away-from-home expenditures divided by total
food expenditures, for all families and individuals
(from table 7). |
