average amount americans spend on food
Gallup has released new poll results on how much Americans spend on food per week. The last time Gallup asked this question was 1987, in which the average amount spent per week on food was $108. Over 20 years later, that number has climbed to $151. To give some perspective, in 1943 an average of $15 was spent on food per week (not adjusted for inflation). Interestingly enough, Americans used to spend more on food in the 1960s, with an all-time high at $234 in 1966 and 1967.