Households in the U.S. spent an average of $5,931 on food in 2005, accounting for 12.8% of their average annual expenditures of $46,409, according to analysis by the Food Institute of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2005 Consumer Expenditure Survey

Food & Drug Packaging, Sept, 2007

Households in the U.S. spent an average of $5,931 on food in 2005, accounting for 12.8% (7.1% at-home, 5.7% away-from-home) of their average annual expenditures of $46,409, according to analysis by the Food Institute of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2005 Consumer Expenditure Survey (the latest data available). For more information, access www.foodinstitute.com/demographics.cfm.>