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U.S. Food Spending and Income: Changes Through the Years

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Food expenditures in the United States have risen almost every year since the end of the Great Depression. However, income has risen faster (chiefly because of the increasing number of families with more than one wage earner), so food spending as a percentage of income has declined. Higher income households spend more money on food, but use a smaller share of income, than lower income households. Measures of food expenditures and income vary according to how income is measured, what expenses are counted, and who is paying for the food.

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  • Manchester, Alden, 1991. "U.S. Food Spending and Income: Changes Through the Years," Agricultural Information Bulletins 309571, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersab:309571
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309571
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