NASHVILLE, TN (RFD News) — U.S. food spending continued to rise in 2025, underscoring how consumer demand, restaurant sales, and grocery purchases continue to shape farm and food markets.
USDA’s Economic Research Service says total food spending by consumers, businesses, and government entities reached $2.51 trillion in 2025. That compares with an inflation-adjusted $1.56 trillion in 1997.
The report uses constant-dollar estimates to remove the effect of price changes over time. That gives a clearer look at how food spending patterns have changed.
Food-away-from-home spending grew faster than grocery spending. It reached $1.41 trillion in 2025, compared with an inflation-adjusted $818 billion in 1997. Food-at-home spending rose to $1.10 trillion from $738 billion.
Food away from home accounted for 56.3 percent of total food expenditures in 2025. Total inflation-adjusted food spending also increased in 2024.
