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  • Changes in food spending from 2019 to 2022 varied by State
    3/20/2024
    Changes in food spending from 2019 to 2022 varied by State
  • Food-at-home spending drops close to pre-COVID levels, while food-away-from-home spending remains high
    1/22/2024
    Food-at-home spending drops close to pre-COVID levels, while food-away-from-home spending remains high
  • Share of income spent on food increased 13 percent in 2022, led by food-away-from-home spending
    8/14/2023
    Share of income spent on food increased 13 percent in 2022, led by food-away-from-home spending
  • U.S. consumers’ food spending hit record high in 2022
    7/17/2023
    U.S. consumers’ food spending hit record high in 2022
  • Food-at-home spending on desserts, prepared meals, and other unclassified items varied by race and ethnicity from 2016-19 to 2020
    7/10/2023
    Food-at-home spending on desserts, prepared meals, and other unclassified items varied by race and ethnicity from 2016-19 to 2020
  • Foods with “natural” labels accounted for 16 percent of U.S. consumer food spending in 2018
    6/5/2023
    Foods with “natural” labels accounted for 16 percent of U.S. consumer food spending in 2018
  • Food spending in Washington, DC, differs from 50-State averages
    5/24/2023
    Food spending in Washington, DC, differs from 50-State averages
  • Food spending decreased unevenly across States in 2020
    5/17/2023
    Food spending decreased unevenly across States in 2020
  • Food retail concentration increases as geographic area shrinks
    3/21/2023
    Food retail concentration increases as geographic area shrinks
  • Food-away-from-home spending varied among outlets during first year of pandemic
    2/28/2023
    Food-away-from-home spending varied among outlets during first year of pandemic
  • Food retailing market concentration increased more at national level than county level over past three decades
    1/25/2023
    Food retailing market concentration increased more at national level than county level over past three decades
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chicken products labeled organic and “raised without antibiotics” commanded higher prices than conventional from 2012 to 2017
    3/7/2022
    Chicken products labeled organic and “raised without antibiotics” commanded higher prices than conventional from 2012 to 2017
  • 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
  • Rural counties losing all types of grocery stores except national chains
    12/3/2021
    Rural counties losing all types of grocery stores except national chains
  • 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
  • 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
  • Food-away-from-home (FAFH) spending levels differed by type of establishment, 1997-2020
    10/4/2021
    Food-away-from-home (FAFH) spending levels differed by type of establishment, 1997-2020
  • Food-away-from-home (FAFH) spending decreased for all types of establishment, 2019-20
    10/4/2021
    Food-away-from-home (FAFH) spending decreased for all types of establishment, 2019-20
  • Share of food-away-from-home spending plunged in 2020
    10/4/2021
    Share of food-away-from-home spending plunged in 2020
  • U.S. consumers reversed trend by spending more on food at home than on food away from home in 2020
    10/4/2021
    U.S. consumers reversed trend by spending more on food at home than on food away from home in 2020
  • Local food producers with less farming experience had greater access to the internet and used it more than experienced farmers in 2015
    8/16/2021
    Local food producers with less farming experience had greater access to the internet and used it more than experienced farmers in 2015
  • Full-service restaurants experienced a sharp decline in the share of sales among food-away-from-home outlets in 2020
    8/13/2021
    Full-service restaurants experienced a sharp decline in the share of sales among food-away-from-home outlets in 2020
  • Crop production is the largest user of freshwater in the U.S. food system, 1997-2012
    8/9/2021
    Crop production is the largest user of freshwater in the U.S. food system, 1997-2012
  • The U.S. food system relies more heavily on surface water than groundwater, 1997-2012
    8/9/2021
    The U.S. food system relies more heavily on surface water than groundwater, 1997-2012
  • Fresh vegetables and other foods each use about 20 percent of freshwater, 2012
    8/9/2021
    Fresh vegetables and other foods each use about 20 percent of freshwater, 2012
  • Water use tradeoffs exist between different dietary patterns, 2007
    8/9/2021
    Water use tradeoffs exist between different dietary patterns, 2007
  • Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
    8/4/2021
    Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
  • Share of income spent on food in U.S. dropped 10 percent in 2020 to historic low
    7/2/2021
    Share of income spent on food in U.S. dropped 10 percent in 2020 to historic low
  • Super stores account for the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006
    6/24/2021
    Super stores account for the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006
  • From 2015 to 2019, decreased supermarket access led some U.S. census tracts to be newly categorized as LILA Using Vehicle Access
    6/17/2021
    From 2015 to 2019, decreased supermarket access led some U.S. census tracts to be newly categorized as LILA Using Vehicle Access
  • Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) lets users map specific low-income, low-access areas, such as this snapshot of San Bernardino County, CA, in 2019
    6/17/2021
    Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) lets users map specific low-income, low-access areas, such as this snapshot of San Bernardino County, CA, in 2019