This statistic shows the results of surveys conducted between 2006 and 2018. U.S. consumers were asked how many trips they made to grocery stores in an average week. According to the report, U.S. consumers had made an average of 1.6 grocery shopping trips per week in 2018. In the U.S., grocery store sales amounted to approximately 641.04 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. Among the leading grocery retailers in 2018 were The Kroger Co. and Albertsons, generating 104.27 billion U.S. dollars and 54.29 billion U.S. dollars in sales respectively.
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Grocery shopping: U.S. consumers' weekly trips per household 2006-2018
Consumers' weekly grocery shopping trips in the United States from 2006 to 2018 (average weekly trips per household)
This statistic shows the results of surveys conducted between 2006 and 2018. U.S. consumers were asked how many trips they made to grocery stores in an average week. According to the report, U.S. consumers had made an average of 1.6 grocery shopping trips per week in 2018. In the U.S., grocery store sales amounted to approximately 641.04 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. Among the leading grocery retailers in 2018 were The Kroger Co. and Albertsons, generating 104.27 billion U.S. dollars and 54.29 billion U.S. dollars in sales respectively.
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| Average weekly trips per household | |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 1.9 |
| 2008 | 1.9 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | 1.7 |
| 2012 | 2.2 |
| 2013 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 1.6 |
| Average weekly trips per household | |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 1.9 |
| 2008 | 1.9 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2.1 |
| 2011 | 1.7 |
| 2012 | 2.2 |
| 2013 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 1.6 |
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This statistic shows the results of surveys conducted between 2006 and 2018. U.S. consumers were asked how many trips they made to grocery stores in an average week. According to the report, U.S. consumers had made an average of 1.6 grocery shopping trips per week in 2018. In the U.S., grocery store sales amounted to approximately 641.04 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. Among the leading grocery retailers in 2018 were The Kroger Co. and Albertsons, generating 104.27 billion U.S. dollars and 54.29 billion U.S. dollars in sales respectively.
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- June 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2006 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,136*
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- U.S. primary shoppers
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * Date and study characteristics apply to the 2018 survey. Data for previous years were conducted among equally large samples.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2006 to 2018
- Number of respondents
- 2,136*
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Special properties
- U.S. primary shoppers
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- * Date and study characteristics apply to the 2018 survey. Data for previous years were conducted among equally large samples.
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