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Food CPI, Prices and Expenditures:
Per Capita Food Expenditures
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Table 15
Per capita food expenditures
  U.S. per capita food expenditures
Current prices 1988 prices
Year

U.S. resident population, July 1

 At home Away from home Total At home Away from home Total
  Millions Dollars
1953 158.242 293 96 390 1,042 508 1,550
1954 161.164 288 96 384 1,027 498 1,524
1955 164.308 285 97 382 1,036 501 1,537
1956 167.306 288 100 389 1,046 506 1,551
1957 170.371 305 103 408 1,070 501 1,571
1958 173.320 310 103 413 1,042 487 1,529
1959 177.135 304 106 411 1,048 488 1,537
1960 179.979 306 109 415 1,044 487 1,532
1961 182.992 304 111 415 1,037 492 1,528
1962 185.771 303 116 420 1,027 499 1,526
1963 188.483 299 120 419 1,003 504 1,506
1964 191.141 307 126 433 1,014 517 1,531
1965 193.526 318 135 454 1,025 545 1,569
1966 195.576 327 147 474 1,012 569 1,581
1967 197.457 326 154 480 1,007 567 1,574
1968 199.399 339 168 507 1,018 587 1,605
1969 201.385 359 179 539 1,031 594 1,625
1970 203.984 387 194 581 1,065 603 1,668
1971 206.827 401 204 605 1,081 605 1,686
1972 209.284 428 223 650 1,110 637 1,747
1973 211.357 469 249 718 1,061 671 1,731
1974 213.342 526 272 798 1,029 645 1,674
1975 215.465 567 316 883 1,011 676 1,687
1976 217.563 597 353 950 1,063 728 1,791
1977 219.760 635 386 1,021 1,080 742 1,822
1978 222.095 690 433 1,123 1,065 766 1,831
1979 224.567 759 486 1,245 1,060 779 1,839
1980 227.225 828 529 1,357 1,067 772 1,839
1981 229.466 874 571 1,444 1,052 764 1,815
1982 231.664 902 603 1,505 1,054 767 1,821
1983 233.792 939 645 1,584 1,088 786 1,874
1984 235.825 981 683 1,664 1,102 798 1,900
1985 237.924 1,009 710 1,718 1,120 797 1,917
1986 240.133 1,036 757 1,793 1,120 818 1,938
1987 242.289 1,014 822 1,836 1,063 855 1,918
1988 244.499 1,070 888 1,958 1,070 888 1,958
1989 246.819 1,135 937 2,072 1,065 895 1,960
1990 249.623 1,223 994 2,217 1,079 907 1,986
1991 252.981 1,259 1,026 2,285 1,081 906 1,986
1992 256.514 1,241 1,033 2,274 1,047 894 1,942
1993 259.919 1,260 1,077 2,337 1,012 916 1,928
1994 263.126 1,298 1,112 2,410 1,040 930 1,969
1995 266.278 1,313 1,140 2,453 1,021 932 1,954
1996 269.394 1,353 1,162 2,515 1,014 927 1,941
1997 272.647 1,394 1,217 2,611 1,004 944 1,948
1998 275.854 1,414 1,267 2,682 996 958 1,954
1999 279.040 1,478 1,311 2,789 1,021 966 1,988
2000 282.194 1,500 1,387 2,887 1,012 992 2,004
2001 285.112 1,561 1,419 2,981 1,019 994 2,013
2002 287.888 1,590 1,464 3,054 1,021 998 2,019
2003 290.448 1,639 1,521 3,161 1,030 1,016 2,047
2004 293.192 1,686 1,592 3,278 1,023 1,039 2,061
2005 295.896 1,761 1,668 3,429 1,027 1,057 2,083
2006 298.755 1,849 1,771 3,620 1,058 1,091 2,148
2007 301.624 1,935 1,842 3,778 1,107 1,135 2,242
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