This timeline depicts the average annual food away-from-home expenditure of United States households from 2010 to 2023. In 2023, the average food away-from-home expenditure of U.S. households amounted to about 3,933 U.S. dollars. In 2020, there was a significant drop, which was likely a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, spending has recovered from the lowest point in 2020.
Average annual food away from home expenditures of United States households from 2010 to 2023
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Expenditure in U.S. dollars
2023
3,933
2022
3,639
2021
3,030
2020
2,375
2019
3,526
2018
3,459
2017
3,365
2016
3,154
2015
3,008
2014
2,787
2013
2,625
2012
2,678
2011
2,620
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (October 23, 2024). Average annual food away from home expenditures of United States households from 2010 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237215/average-away-from-home-food-expenditures-of-united-states-households/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average annual food away from home expenditures of United States households from 2010 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237215/average-away-from-home-food-expenditures-of-united-states-households/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average annual food away from home expenditures of United States households from 2010 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/237215/average-away-from-home-food-expenditures-of-united-states-households/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Annual Food Away from Home Expenditures of United States Households from 2010 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237215/average-away-from-home-food-expenditures-of-united-states-households/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average annual food away from home expenditures of United States households from 2010 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237215/average-away-from-home-food-expenditures-of-united-states-households/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Average annual food away from home expenditures of United States households from 2010 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, October 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237215/average-away-from-home-food-expenditures-of-united-states-households/
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