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Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted in United States

Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $92.91 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD million92,906 Provisional
Change on September 2025+7%
Series high92,906September 2026
Series low15,932June 1992

Next release: Tuesday, 17 November 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by U.S. Census Bureau. Release calendar

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Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted in United States, January 1992 to September 2026

020K40K60K80K100K1992-011997-012002-012007-012012-012017-012022-012026-092026-09: 92,906 USD million020K40K60K80K100K1992-012003-082015-032026-092026-09: 92,906 USD million
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15.
All 417 values
PeriodUSD million
2026-0992,906 Provisional
2026-0891,882 Provisional
2026-0790,652
2026-0690,105
2026-0589,532
2026-0488,700
2026-0387,793
2026-0287,586
2026-0186,989
2025-1287,142
2025-1187,424
2025-1086,890
2025-0986,837
2025-0886,837
2025-0786,205
2025-0686,401
2025-0585,893
2025-0486,400
2025-0385,761
2025-0283,158
2025-0184,160
2024-1283,697
2024-1183,567
2024-1083,405
2024-0982,588
2024-0881,524
2024-0781,496
2024-0681,011
2024-0581,010
2024-0480,933
2024-0380,732
2024-0281,251
2024-0180,969
2023-1281,113
2023-1180,776
2023-1079,946
2023-0979,889
2023-0879,322
2023-0779,404
2023-0678,979
2023-0578,552
2023-0478,022
2023-0378,269
2023-0278,417
2023-0181,068
2022-1276,259
2022-1176,944
2022-1077,788
2022-0977,129
2022-0877,315
2022-0775,711
2022-0676,164
2022-0575,804
2022-0475,135
2022-0372,679
2022-0270,713
2022-0167,818
2021-1269,105
2021-1170,058
2021-1069,375
2021-0969,270
2021-0869,255
2021-0769,445
2021-0668,017
2021-0565,084
2021-0463,378
2021-0360,811
2021-0253,506
2021-0155,014
2020-1250,277
2020-1153,255
2020-1055,630
2020-0955,854
2020-0854,417
2020-0752,140
2020-0650,002
2020-0538,993
2020-0429,776
2020-0345,810
2020-0265,192
2020-0165,252
2019-1264,249
2019-1163,287
2019-1063,294
2019-0963,008
2019-0862,517
2019-0762,382
2019-0661,763
2019-0560,963
2019-0460,375
2019-0359,966
2019-0259,521
2019-0159,180
2018-1259,160
2018-1159,260
2018-1059,539
2018-0959,136
2018-0860,555
2018-0760,328
2018-0659,569
2018-0559,024
2018-0457,761
2018-0358,633
2018-0258,224
2018-0158,035
2017-1258,041
2017-1157,725
2017-1057,108
2017-0956,703
2017-0856,414
2017-0756,030
2017-0656,117
2017-0556,199
2017-0456,142
2017-0356,044
2017-0256,129
2017-0156,082
2016-1254,191
2016-1155,154
2016-1054,210
2016-0954,259
2016-0853,653
2016-0753,244
2016-0653,177
2016-0553,191
2016-0453,142
2016-0352,858
2016-0253,033
2016-0151,928
2015-1252,598
2015-1151,773
2015-1051,677
2015-0951,316
2015-0851,279
2015-0751,039
2015-0650,803
2015-0550,757
2015-0450,577
2015-0349,966
2015-0249,525
2015-0149,585
2014-1249,428
2014-1148,654
2014-1048,580
2014-0947,912
2014-0847,362
2014-0747,034
2014-0646,687
2014-0546,466
2014-0446,114
2014-0345,945
2014-0245,401
2014-0144,877
2013-1245,313
2013-1145,693
2013-1044,955
2013-0944,376
2013-0844,148
2013-0744,025
2013-0643,740
2013-0543,835
2013-0443,732
2013-0344,075
2013-0243,891
2013-0144,177
2012-1243,574
2012-1143,550
2012-1042,747
2012-0943,106
2012-0842,742
2012-0742,750
2012-0642,562
2012-0542,312
2012-0442,351
2012-0341,950
2012-0241,965
2012-0141,875
2011-1240,892
2011-1141,208
2011-1041,149
2011-0941,031
2011-0840,697
2011-0740,520
2011-0640,479
2011-0540,096
2011-0439,631
2011-0339,614
2011-0239,426
2011-0138,720
2010-1238,558
2010-1138,755
2010-1038,516
2010-0938,394
2010-0838,427
2010-0738,069
2010-0637,928
2010-0537,700
2010-0437,726
2010-0337,449
2010-0237,270
2010-0136,768
2009-1236,777
2009-1136,738
2009-1036,528
2009-0936,549
2009-0836,715
2009-0736,742
2009-0636,769
2009-0536,796
2009-0436,793
2009-0336,612
2009-0236,947
2009-0137,338
2008-1237,196
2008-1137,102
2008-1037,169
2008-0937,423
2008-0837,315
2008-0737,293
2008-0637,162
2008-0537,167
2008-0436,779
2008-0336,671
2008-0236,257
2008-0136,890
2007-1237,310
2007-1136,755
2007-1036,778
2007-0936,510
2007-0836,232
2007-0736,315
2007-0636,158
2007-0535,819
2007-0435,684
2007-0335,707
2007-0235,111
2007-0135,487
2006-1236,055
2006-1134,993
2006-1034,890
2006-0934,840
2006-0834,483
2006-0733,932
2006-0633,817
2006-0533,970
2006-0433,978
2006-0333,886
2006-0233,581
2006-0134,098
2005-1233,172
2005-1133,153
2005-1032,764
2005-0932,413
2005-0832,389
2005-0732,209
2005-0632,136
2005-0531,919
2005-0431,971
2005-0331,436
2005-0231,598
2005-0131,161
2004-1231,271
2004-1130,841
2004-1030,776
2004-0930,580
2004-0830,186
2004-0730,331
2004-0629,986
2004-0529,807
2004-0429,733
2004-0329,779
2004-0229,555
2004-0129,528
2003-1229,152
2003-1129,272
2003-1029,145
2003-0928,709
2003-0828,980
2003-0728,524
2003-0628,340
2003-0528,227
2003-0427,678
2003-0327,611
2003-0227,165
2003-0127,263
2002-1227,440
2002-1127,058
2002-1026,809
2002-0926,983
2002-0826,834
2002-0726,822
2002-0626,774
2002-0526,576
2002-0426,604
2002-0326,537
2002-0226,590
2002-0126,532
2001-1226,423
2001-1125,949
2001-1025,770
2001-0925,522
2001-0826,069
2001-0725,762
2001-0625,638
2001-0525,519
2001-0425,297
2001-0325,306
2001-0225,338
2001-0125,542
2000-1224,494
2000-1125,004
2000-1024,940
2000-0925,003
2000-0824,567
2000-0724,704
2000-0624,524
2000-0524,446
2000-0424,515
2000-0324,486
2000-0224,145
2000-0124,004
1999-1223,722
1999-1123,708
1999-1023,562
1999-0923,117
1999-0822,942
1999-0722,839
1999-0622,855
1999-0522,790
1999-0422,791
1999-0322,488
1999-0222,577
1999-0122,339
1998-1222,744
1998-1122,398
1998-1022,380
1998-0922,196
1998-0822,055
1998-0721,893
1998-0621,985
1998-0521,830
1998-0421,726
1998-0321,578
1998-0221,539
1998-0121,449
1997-1221,399
1997-1120,940
1997-1021,245
1997-0921,517
1997-0821,228
1997-0721,234
1997-0620,922
1997-0520,834
1997-0420,713
1997-0320,837
1997-0220,696
1997-0120,677
1996-1220,372
1996-1120,307
1996-1020,106
1996-0919,930
1996-0819,707
1996-0719,714
1996-0619,514
1996-0519,613
1996-0419,516
1996-0319,413
1996-0219,299
1996-0119,157
1995-1219,191
1995-1119,218
1995-1019,186
1995-0919,263
1995-0819,291
1995-0719,091
1995-0619,001
1995-0519,040
1995-0418,957
1995-0318,803
1995-0218,508
1995-0118,772
1994-1218,771
1994-1118,664
1994-1018,605
1994-0918,567
1994-0818,439
1994-0718,548
1994-0618,463
1994-0518,204
1994-0418,161
1994-0318,391
1994-0218,026
1994-0117,246
1993-1217,819
1993-1117,754
1993-1017,815
1993-0918,073
1993-0817,808
1993-0717,555
1993-0617,665
1993-0517,423
1993-0417,382
1993-0317,157
1993-0217,098
1993-0117,171
1992-1217,113
1992-1116,993
1992-1016,717
1992-0916,429
1992-0816,342
1992-0716,112
1992-0615,932
1992-0516,232
1992-0416,262
1992-0316,527
1992-0216,605
1992-0116,758

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from $91.42 billion to $91.88 billion.

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in USD million; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
PeriodFirst recordedLatestRevisionsStatus changesFirst recorded onLast revised on
August 202691,41691,88210
July 202690,50790,65210
September 202587,01486,83710
August 202586,75586,83710

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Definition

Monthly sales of food services and drinking places (NAICS 722) in the United States, in millions of US dollars at current prices, seasonally adjusted. Census Bureau Monthly Retail Trade Survey, from January 1992.

Sales by kind of business: Census classifies each business by its main activity, so all its sales count there whatever the product (groceries sold by supercenters count under general merchandise stores, not grocery stores). Not consumer spending, which BEA measures by product and which includes services such as housing and health care. Adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, so changes include inflation.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Retrieved 2026-10-15.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars (Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS

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Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Census Bureau, 15 Oct. 2026, https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sales-food-services-and-drinking-places/united-states. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sales-food-services-and-drinking-places/united-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/sales-food-services-and-drinking-places/united-states (Accessed: 15 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars: Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS},
  urldate = {2026-10-15},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sales-food-services-and-drinking-places/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Retrieved 2026-10-15.},
}
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What is the sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted in United States?

Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $92.91 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7% from September 2025.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food services and drinking places (722), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-15.

What was the highest sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted in United States?

$92.91 billion in September 2026, the highest value since January 1992 in this series.

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