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U.S. supermarket and other grocery store sales 1992-2018
Supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
by Jan Conway,
last edited
Aug 26, 2019
This timeline shows supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2018. In 2018, U.S. supermarket and grocery store sales amounted to about 646.4 billion U.S. dollars. Wal-Mart stores dominated sales of the leading grocery retailers in 2016, generating approximately 362.82 billion U.S. dollars.
Supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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| Sales in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 18 | 646.4 |
| 17 | 611.96 |
| 16 | 600.31 |
| 15 | 587.88 |
| 14 | 573.79 |
| 13 | 549.06 |
| 12 | 539.18 |
| 11 | 523.37 |
| 10 | 498.01 |
| 09 | 489.03 |
| 08 | 488.54 |
| 07 | 468.36 |
| 06 | 448.69 |
| 05 | 435.52 |
| 04 | 418.81 |
| 03 | 406.27 |
| 02 | 397.27 |
| 01 | 396.54 |
| 00 | 381.44 |
| 99 | 375.4 |
| 98 | 359.92 |
| 97 | 354.11 |
| 96 | 346.95 |
| 95 | 337.78 |
| 94 | 331.71 |
| 93 | 322.51 |
| 92 | 318.28 |
| Sales in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 18 | 646.4 |
| 17 | 611.96 |
| 16 | 600.31 |
| 15 | 587.88 |
| 14 | 573.79 |
| 13 | 549.06 |
| 12 | 539.18 |
| 11 | 523.37 |
| 10 | 498.01 |
| 09 | 489.03 |
| 08 | 488.54 |
| 07 | 468.36 |
| 06 | 448.69 |
| 05 | 435.52 |
| 04 | 418.81 |
| 03 | 406.27 |
| 02 | 397.27 |
| 01 | 396.54 |
| 00 | 381.44 |
| 99 | 375.4 |
| 98 | 359.92 |
| 97 | 354.11 |
| 96 | 346.95 |
| 95 | 337.78 |
| 94 | 331.71 |
| 93 | 322.51 |
| 92 | 318.28 |
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by Jan Conway,
last edited
Aug 26, 2019
This timeline shows supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2018. In 2018, U.S. supermarket and grocery store sales amounted to about 646.4 billion U.S. dollars. Wal-Mart stores dominated sales of the leading grocery retailers in 2016, generating approximately 362.82 billion U.S. dollars.
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- July 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1992 to 2018
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* Except convenience stores.
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Figures are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Additional information on sample design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found here.
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- Source
- US Census Bureau
- Show further sources information
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- July 2019
More information
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1992 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
-
* Except convenience stores.
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Figures are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Additional information on sample design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found here.
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