Income percent for all food, food at home and food not at home, 1960-2019 (2020)
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- Average share of disposable personal income spent on food in the U.S. declined from 17.0% in 1960 to 9.5% in 2019.
- Spending on food at home fell from 13.7% of DPI in 1960 to 5.7% in 2000, driven by low food price inflation and rising incomes.
- Spending on food away from home increased from 3.3% to 4.2% of DPI between 1960 and 2000.
- After 2000, the decline in share spent on food at home slowed, possibly due to more home meal preparation and purchase of premium grocery items.
- The data is from an Economic Research Service report in Amber Waves magazine, November 2020.