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  • Food dollar’s property income share remained at historic high in 2021
    2/2/2023
    Food dollar’s property income share remained at historic high in 2021
  • Retail food price inflation in 2022 surpassed 2021 rates in most categories
    1/26/2023
    Retail food price inflation in 2022 surpassed 2021 rates in most categories
  • One-third of U.S. food dollar spent on food services in 2021, a record high
    1/10/2023
    One-third of U.S. food dollar spent on food services in 2021, a record high
  • Baking ingredient prices rose in 2022
    12/13/2022
    Baking ingredient prices rose in 2022
  • Newly estimated NETS sales data track more closely with FES for food-away-from-home sales
    12/5/2022
    Newly estimated NETS sales data track more closely with FES for food-away-from-home sales
  • Newly estimated NETS sales data track more closely with FES for food-at-home sales
    12/5/2022
    Newly estimated NETS sales data track more closely with FES for food-at-home sales
  • Farm share of U.S. food dollar reached historic low in 2021
    11/28/2022
    Farm share of U.S. food dollar reached historic low in 2021
  • Rising food costs baked into Thanksgiving pies in 2022, no matter how you slice it
    11/22/2022
    Rising food costs baked into Thanksgiving pies in 2022, no matter how you slice it
  • U.S. consumers have spent more on food in 2022 than in 2019, even when adjusted for inflation
    10/21/2022
    U.S. consumers have spent more on food in 2022 than in 2019, even when adjusted for inflation
  • Rising costs have percolated through to coffee prices in 2022
    9/29/2022
    Rising costs have percolated through to coffee prices in 2022
  • All food categories experienced higher inflation through July in 2022 compared with 2021
    8/25/2022
    All food categories experienced higher inflation through July in 2022 compared with 2021
  • Share of income spent on food in the United States rebounded to pre-pandemic level in 2021
    8/4/2022
    Share of income spent on food in the United States rebounded to pre-pandemic level in 2021
  • Sales at retail food stores were higher in May 2022 than May 2019, but growth varied by food category
    6/30/2022
    Sales at retail food stores were higher in May 2022 than May 2019, but growth varied by food category
  • Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 21 cents from 2021
    6/29/2022
    Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 21 cents from 2021
  • U.S. consumers spent more money on food away from home than food at home in 2021, returning to pre-pandemic trend
    6/13/2022
    U.S. consumers spent more money on food away from home than food at home in 2021, returning to pre-pandemic trend
  • Retail food price inflation varies across U.S. metro areas
    5/23/2022
    Retail food price inflation varies across U.S. metro areas
  • Spending dropped at all types of food-away-from-home outlets in first year of COVID-19 pandemic
    5/18/2022
    Spending dropped at all types of food-away-from-home outlets in first year of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Property income’s share of the food dollar reached 20-year high in 2020
    5/16/2022
    Property income’s share of the food dollar reached 20-year high in 2020
  • Wholesale beef prices soared while drop in slaughter rates led to lower prices for cattle in early months of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
    5/2/2022
    Wholesale beef prices soared while drop in slaughter rates led to lower prices for cattle in early months of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
  • Food services industry share of food dollar shrank in 2020 after 8 consecutive years of growth
    4/20/2022
    Food services industry share of food dollar shrank in 2020 after 8 consecutive years of growth
  • Quick-service restaurants recovered faster than full-service after consumer spending fell in 2020
    4/13/2022
    Quick-service restaurants recovered faster than full-service after consumer spending fell in 2020
  • Spending dropped more at full-service restaurants than quick-service restaurants in 2020
    4/4/2022
    Spending dropped more at full-service restaurants than quick-service restaurants in 2020
  • Restaurant transactions fell 47 percent in April 2020, compared with a year earlier, after onset of COVID-19 pandemic
    3/28/2022
    Restaurant transactions fell 47 percent in April 2020, compared with a year earlier, after onset of COVID-19 pandemic
  • Farm share of U.S. food dollar rose one cent in 2020, largest increase in nearly a decade, as food-at-home spending increased
    3/21/2022
    Farm share of U.S. food dollar rose one cent in 2020, largest increase in nearly a decade, as food-at-home spending increased
  • Disposable personal income contributed positively to spending on food at home and food away from home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recession
    3/7/2022
    Disposable personal income contributed positively to spending on food at home and food away from home during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recession
  • Food prices were below overall inflation in 2021
    2/23/2022
    Food prices were below overall inflation in 2021
  • U.S. per capita fluid cow’s milk consumption slid further during the 2010s
    1/31/2022
    U.S. per capita fluid cow’s milk consumption slid further during the 2010s
  • 2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020, but varied among food categories
    1/28/2022
    2021 retail food price inflation continued at same pace as 2020, but varied among food categories
  • Inflation-adjusted monthly U.S. food spending in 2021 surpasses pre-pandemic levels
    1/21/2022
    Inflation-adjusted monthly U.S. food spending in 2021 surpasses pre-pandemic levels
  • Wheat and wheat flour prices surge, while prices remain stable for bread, cereal, and bakery products
    1/3/2022
    Wheat and wheat flour prices surge, while prices remain stable for bread, cereal, and bakery products
  • Restaurant food taxes existed throughout the United States in 2019
    12/7/2021
    Restaurant food taxes existed throughout the United States in 2019
  • U.S. Consumers in 18 States faced grocery taxes in 2019
    12/7/2021
    U.S. Consumers in 18 States faced grocery taxes in 2019
  • Unseasonably low October wholesale egg prices reported in advance of 2021 holiday season
    11/30/2021
    Unseasonably low October wholesale egg prices reported in advance of 2021 holiday season
  • Apple pie takes a larger slice of Thanksgiving food budgets in 2021
    11/22/2021
    Apple pie takes a larger slice of Thanksgiving food budgets in 2021
  • Most U.S. counties exempt groceries from sales taxes
    11/5/2021
    Most U.S. counties exempt groceries from sales taxes
  • Food-at-home (FAH) spending increased for some outlets and decreased for others, 2019-20
    10/4/2021
    Food-at-home (FAH) spending increased for some outlets and decreased for others, 2019-20