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Per capita food spending in the United States reached an all-time high in 2023

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Combination bar and line chart showing per capita U.S. spending on all food, food at home, and food away from home from 1997 to 2023, with gray bars indicating recession periods.

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The USDA, Economic Research Service’s Food Expenditure Series tracks spending on food at home and food away from home. In 2023, the series shows, per capita food spending by U.S. consumers, businesses, and Government entities reached a high of $7,672, fueled primarily by a 12-percent increase in spending on food away from home.

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