This timeline shows supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2017. In 2017, U.S. supermarket and grocery store sales amounted to about 611.96 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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U.S. supermarket and other grocery store sales 1992-2017
Supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
This timeline shows supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2017. In 2017, U.S. supermarket and grocery store sales amounted to about 611.96 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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| Sales in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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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This timeline shows supermarket and other grocery store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2017. In 2017, U.S. supermarket and grocery store sales amounted to about 611.96 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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- May 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1992 to 2017
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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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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 1992 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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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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