Food Spending in American Households, 1997-98
Noel Blisard
Statistical Bulletin No. (SB972) 86 pp,
June 2001
Average yearly expenditures on food in urban households remained constant between 1997 and 1998. In 1998, the typical household spent $1,773 per person versus $1,767 the previous year. Of this amount, $1,094 was spent on food
consumed at home and $679 on food consumed away from home. In 1997, slightly more was spent on food at home, $1,126, and slightly less on food consumed away from home, $641. Detailed tabulations are presented for 133
food categories and 10 household socioeconomic characteristics for 1997 and 1998. The data are from the Consumer Expenditure Diary Surveys prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
Keywords: Food expenditures, BLS Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey, socioeconomic characteristics
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Updated date: June 1, 2001
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