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USDA Issues Report Showing Food at Home Trends
USAgNet - 12/28/2020 The share of U.S. food expenditures occurring at grocery stores, supercenters, and other food-at-home retailers typically displays a consistent seasonal pattern.
U.S. consumers devote relatively more money to food-at-home spending in the winter months-a time of Thanksgiving and holiday gatherings.
The summer months see the highest share of spending at food-away-from-home places such as restaurants, cafeterias, and other eating-out places.
While seasonal patterns have stayed constant until 2020, the share of total food spending dedicated to food at home has not.
In 1998, food at home s share was above 55 percent of total food spending throughout the year.