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Average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. 1990-2018
Average price of a ten-person Thanksgiving dinner in the United States from 1990 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)*
This statistic contains data on the average price of a ten-person Thanksgiving dinner in the United States from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, the average price for a complete Thanksgiving feast in the U.S. amounted to 48.90 U.S. dollars. The survey dinner includes turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and beverages of coffee and milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a family of ten.
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This statistic contains data on the average price of a ten-person Thanksgiving dinner in the United States from 1990 to 2018. In 2018, the average price for a complete Thanksgiving feast in the U.S. amounted to 48.90 U.S. dollars. The survey dinner includes turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and beverages of coffee and milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a family of ten.
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- November 2018
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- United States
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- 1990 to 2018
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- Prices not adjusted for inflation
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* The AFBF survey dinner includes turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and beverages of coffee and milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a family of ten.
Farm Bureau’s survey menu has remained unchanged since 1986 to allow for consistent price comparisons.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 1990 to 2018
- Special properties
- Prices not adjusted for inflation
- Supplementary notes
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* The AFBF survey dinner includes turkey, bread stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a relish tray of carrots and celery, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and beverages of coffee and milk, all in quantities sufficient to serve a family of ten.
Farm Bureau’s survey menu has remained unchanged since 1986 to allow for consistent price comparisons.
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- Who will you (mainly) be with on Thanksgiving?
- Where will you be celebrating this year's Thanksgiving?
- What does Thanksgiving mean to you personally?
- Total number of turkeys produced in the United States from 1999 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
- Retail price of turkey (frozen, whole) in the United States from 1995 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars per pound)
- What do you think is an appropriate price for a pound of fresh or frozen Thanksgiving turkey?
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- At what time do you serve / take your Thanksgiving meal?
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- Average price of ingredients for a ten-person Thanksgiving dinner in the United States in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
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- How many different stores do you plan to visit for Black Friday shopping this year?
- What time do you plan to begin your shopping in a physical store on Black Friday?
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