Food-away-from-home spending grew more than food-at-home, increasing to $1.41 trillion in 2025 from an inflation-adjusted $818 billion in 1997.
U.S. food spending by consumers, businesses, and Government entities increased to $2.51 trillion in 2025 from an inflation-adjusted $1.56 trillion in 1997, with spending growth for both food at home and food away from home. Inflation-adjusted, or constant-dollar, spending estimates remove the effect of price changes over time and are expressed in 2025 dollars.
Separating out the price effect provides a clearer picture of changes in food spending patterns over time. Food-away-from-home spending grew more than food-at-home, increasing to $1.41 trillion in 2025 from an inflation-adjusted $818 billion in 1997. Food-at-home expenditures increased to $1.10 trillion from $738 billion over the same period. Food away from home accounted for 56.3 percent of total food expenditures in 2025. Between 2024 and 2025, total inflation-adjusted food expenditures increased from $2.49 trillion to $2.51 trillion, reflecting higher spending on both food at home and food away from home after accounting for price changes.
This chart is drawn from USDA, Economic Research Service’s Food Expenditure Series, updated June 2026.
