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Restaurant industry performance index in the U.S. 2011-2018, by month
Restaurant industry performance index in the United States from 2011 to 2018, by month
This statistic shows the restaurant industry performance index in the United States from 2011 to 2018, by month. In August 2017, the U.S. restaurant industry received an index score of 100.2.
The Restaurant industry performance index is a statistical barometer measuring the overall health of the U.S. restaurant industry. The index is based on the results of the monthly Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey composed of a variety of indicators including sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures.A value above 100 signals a period of expansion while a value below 100 signals a period of contraction.
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This statistic shows the restaurant industry performance index in the United States from 2011 to 2018, by month. In August 2017, the U.S. restaurant industry received an index score of 100.2.
The Restaurant industry performance index is a statistical barometer measuring the overall health of the U.S. restaurant industry. The index is based on the results of the monthly Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey composed of a variety of indicators including sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures.
A value above 100 signals a period of expansion while a value below 100 signals a period of contraction.
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Show moreA value above 100 signals a period of expansion while a value below 100 signals a period of contraction.
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- September 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2011 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
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A value above 100 signals a period of expansion while a value below 100 signals a period of contraction.
Some figures from 2017 and 2018 were unavailable. - Open this statistic in...
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2011 to 2018
- Supplementary notes
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A value above 100 signals a period of expansion while a value below 100 signals a period of contraction.
Some figures from 2017 and 2018 were unavailable. - Open this statistic in...
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Statistics on "Restaurants in the U.S."
- Industry overview
The most important statistics
- Restaurant industry food and drink sales in the United States from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Restaurant industry food and drink sales in the U.S. 1970-2017
- Restaurant industry food and drinks sales in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by venue category (in billion U.S. dollars)Restaurant industry food and drinks sales in the U.S. 2009-2017, by venue type
- Food and drink sales of eating and drinking places in the United States from April 2016 to March 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Monthly sales of eating and drinking places in the United States 2016-2017
- Number of restaurants in the United States from 2011 to 2018*Number of restaurants in the U.S. 2011-2018
- Average spending of consumers in the United States on eating out in 2017, by age (in U.S. dollars) Average spending on food away from home in the U.S., by age 2017
- Restaurant industry performance index in the United States from 2011 to 2018, by monthRestaurant industry performance index in the U.S. 2011-2018, by month
- Unit increase of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the United States in 2017*Unit increase of the fastest-growing U.S. restaurant chains in 2017
- Sales
The most important statistics
- Food and drinks sales of full-service restaurants in the United States from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Food and drinks sales of full-service restaurants in the U.S. 2009-2017
- Food and drink sales of limited-service restaurants in the United States from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Food and drink sales of limited-service restaurants in the U.S. 2009-2017
- Sales of the leading chain restaurants in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Sales of the leading chain restaurants in the U.S. in 2017
- Sales of selected leading fine dining restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Leading fine dining chain restaurant sales in the U.S. in 2017
- Sales of selected leading casual dining restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading casual dining chain restaurant sales in the U.S. 2017
- Sales of selected leading family dining restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading family dining chain restaurant sales in the U.S. 2017
- Sales of selected leading burger restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading burger chain restaurant sales in the U.S. 2017
- Sales of selected leading chicken restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading chicken chain restaurant sales in the U.S. in 2017
- Customers
The most important statistics
- Average spending on food occasions in the United States in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)Average spending on food occasions in the U.S. 2018
- Full-service and limited-service restaurant customers in the United States by age group in 2018Age group breakdown of U.S. restaurant customers 2018, by type of restaurant
- Full-service and limited-service restaurant customers in the United States in 2018, by household incomeHousehold income breakdown of U.S. restaurant customers, by type of restaurant 2018
- Full-service and limited-service restaurant customers in the United States by race in 2018 Breakdown of U.S. FSR & QSR restaurant customers 2018, by race
- Full-service and limited-service restaurant customers in the United States in 2018, by household sizeHousehold size breakdown of U.S. restaurant customers, by type of restaurant 2018
- Favorite chicken restaurant chains of consumers in the United States as of April 2018Favorite chicken restaurant chains of U.S. consumers as of April 2018
- Favorite pizza chains of consumers in the United States as of April 2018Favorite pizza chains of U.S. consumers as of April 2018
- Favorite sandwich chains of consumers in the United States as of April 2018Favorite sandwich chains of U.S. consumers as of April 2018
- Employees
The most important statistics
- Number of employees in the restaurant industry in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in millions)Number of employees in the restaurant industry in the U.S. 2010-2017
- Number of restaurant and foodservice jobs in the United States in 2018, by stateNumber of restaurant and foodservice jobs in the U.S. by state 2018
- Employment in the quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise industry in the United States from 2007 to 2018Employment in the quick service restaurant franchise industry in the U.S. 2007-2018
- Employment in the full service restaurants (FSR) franchise industry in the United States from 2013 to 2018Employment in the full service restaurants franchise industry in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2017, by occupation Number of foodservice employees in the U.S. 2017, by occupation
- Hourly wages of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2017, by occupation (in U.S. dollars)Hourly wages of foodservice employees in the U.S. 2017, by occupation
- Hourly wage estimates of food service managers in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*Hourly wages of food service managers in the U.S. 2017, by percentile distribution
- Hourly wage estimates of waiters and waitresses in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*Hourly wages of waiters and waitresses in the U.S. 2017, by percentile distribution
- Limited service restaurants
The most important statistics
- Consumer spending in the quick service restaurant (QSR) sector in the United States from 2004 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Consumer spending in the quick service restaurant sector in the U.S. 2004-2018
- Number of quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise establishments in the United States from 2007 to 2018Number of quick service restaurant franchise establishments in the U.S. 2007-2018
- Leading quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains in the United States in 2017, by sales per unit (in million U.S. dollars)Leading quick-service restaurant chains in the U.S. in 2017, by sales per unit
- Leading quick service restaurant (QSR) chains in the United States in 2017, by number of units Leading quick service restaurant chains in the U.S. in 2017, by number of units
- Leading quick-service burger restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading QSR burger chains in the U.S. in 2017, by systemwide sales
- Leading quick-service snack restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading QSR snack chains in the U.S. in 2017, by systemwide sales
- Leading quick-service Mexican restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading QSR Mexican chains in the U.S. in 2017, by systemwide sales
- Leading quick-service chicken restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading QSR chicken chains in the U.S. in 2017, by systemwide sales
- Full service restaurants
The most important statistics
- Full-service restaurant chains ranked by sales in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. full-service restaurant chains ranked by sales 2017
- Full-service restaurant chains ranked by number of units in the United States in 2017U.S. full-service restaurant chains ranked by number of units 2017
- Number of full service restaurant (FSR) franchise establishments in the United States from 2013 to 2018Number of full service restaurant franchise establishments in the U.S. 2013-2018
- Share of on and off premises sales of full-service restaurants in the United States in 2018Full-service restaurants on and off premises sales share in the U.S. 2018
- Share of full-service restaurant units by cuisine type in the United States in 2018Share of U.S. full-service restaurant units by cuisine type 2018
- American customer satisfaction index scores for full-service restaurants in the United States from 2007 to 2018*American customer satisfaction index: full-service restaurants in the U.S. 2007-2018
- Leading casual dining restaurant chains in the United States in 2018, ranked by index ranking*Leading casual dining restaurants in the U.S. ranked by index ranking 2018
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Statistics on "Restaurants in the U.S."
- Restaurant industry food and drink sales in the United States from 1970 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Restaurant industry food and drinks sales in the United States from 2009 to 2017, by venue category (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Food and drink sales of eating and drinking places in the United States from April 2016 to March 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of restaurants in the United States from 2011 to 2018*
- Average spending of consumers in the United States on eating out in 2017, by age (in U.S. dollars)
- Restaurant industry performance index in the United States from 2011 to 2018, by month
- Unit increase of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the United States in 2017*
- Food and drinks sales of full-service restaurants in the United States from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Food and drink sales of limited-service restaurants in the United States from 2009 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Sales of the leading chain restaurants in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Sales of selected leading fine dining restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Sales of selected leading casual dining restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Sales of selected leading family dining restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Sales of selected leading burger restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Sales of selected leading chicken restaurant chains in the United States in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Sales increase of the fastest-growing restaurant chains in the United States in 2017
- Fastest-growing small restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in million U.S. dollars)
- Average spending on food occasions in the United States in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Full-service and limited-service restaurant customers in the United States by age group in 2018
- Full-service and limited-service restaurant customers in the United States in 2018, by household income
- Full-service and limited-service restaurant customers in the United States by race in 2018
- Full-service and limited-service restaurant customers in the United States in 2018, by household size
- Favorite chicken restaurant chains of consumers in the United States as of April 2018
- Favorite pizza chains of consumers in the United States as of April 2018
- Favorite sandwich chains of consumers in the United States as of April 2018
- Favorite Mexican restaurant chains of consumers in the United States as of April 2018
- Number of employees in the restaurant industry in the United States from 2010 to 2017 (in millions)
- Number of restaurant and foodservice jobs in the United States in 2018, by state
- Employment in the quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise industry in the United States from 2007 to 2018
- Employment in the full service restaurants (FSR) franchise industry in the United States from 2013 to 2018
- Number of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2017, by occupation
- Hourly wages of foodservice employees in the United States as of May 2017, by occupation (in U.S. dollars)
- Hourly wage estimates of food service managers in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*
- Hourly wage estimates of waiters and waitresses in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*
- Hourly wage estimates of food service hosts in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*
- Hourly wage estimates of chefs and head cooks in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*
- Hourly wage estimates of cooks in restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*
- Hourly wage estimates of fast food cooks in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*
- Hourly wage estimates of short order cooks in the U.S. as of May 2017, by percentile distribution (in U.S. dollars)*
- Consumer spending in the quick service restaurant (QSR) sector in the United States from 2004 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Number of quick service restaurant (QSR) franchise establishments in the United States from 2007 to 2018
- Leading quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains in the United States in 2017, by sales per unit (in million U.S. dollars)
- Leading quick service restaurant (QSR) chains in the United States in 2017, by number of units
- Leading quick-service burger restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading quick-service snack restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading quick-service Mexican restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading quick-service chicken restaurant chains in the United States in 2017, by systemwide sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
- American customer satisfaction index scores for limited-service restaurant chains in the United States from 2006 to 2018*
- Share of on and off premises sales of limited-service restaurants in the United States in 2018
- Daypart sales share of limited-service restaurants in the United States in 2018
- Share of limited-service restaurant units by cuisine type in the United States in 2018
- Leading quick service restaurant (QSR) brands ranked by index ranking in the United States in 2018*
- Full-service restaurant chains ranked by sales in the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Full-service restaurant chains ranked by number of units in the United States in 2017
- Number of full service restaurant (FSR) franchise establishments in the United States from 2013 to 2018
- Share of on and off premises sales of full-service restaurants in the United States in 2018
- Share of full-service restaurant units by cuisine type in the United States in 2018
- American customer satisfaction index scores for full-service restaurants in the United States from 2007 to 2018*
- Leading casual dining restaurant chains in the United States in 2018, ranked by index ranking*
- Distribution of restaurant traffic in the United States as of September 2014, by check range
- Change in restaurant traffic in the United States as of June 2014, by check range
- Restaurant industry sales in Canada from 2010 to 2017 (in billion Canadian dollars)
- Number of restaurants in Canada from 2009 to 2012
- Restaurant industry employment in the United States as of August 2016, by segment (in 1,000s)
- Restaurant sales in the United States in 2017, by state (in billion U.S. dollars)*
- Number of restaurants and eating places in the United States in 2017, by state*
- Number of food service managers employed in the restaurant industry in the United States from 2010 to 2026 (in thousands)
- Number of restaurants in the United States from 2013 to 2014, by segment
- Number of chefs and head cooks employed in the restaurant industry in the United States from 2010 to 2026 (in thousands)
- States with the fastest restaurant and food service job growth in the United States between 2016 and 2026*
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- Number of cooks employed in the restaurant industry in the United States from 2010 to 2026 (in millions)
- Growth of the prices of eateries in Italy in September 2016, by industry
- Number of food-preparation workers employed in the restaurant industry in the United States from 2010 to 2026 (in thousands)
- Compound annual growth rate of hot and spicy dishes on restaurant menus in North America from 2007 to 2016
- Share of Canadians who disagree with statements about tipping in restaurants in 2016
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- Number of units of tapas restaurant franchises in Spain between 2010 and 2015
- Number of employees in the restaurant industry in Canada from 2010 to 2017 (in millions)
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