Graph and download economic data for Retail Sales: Restaurants and Other Eating Places (MRTSSM7225USN) from Jan 1992 to May 2025 about restaurant, retail trade, sales, retail, and USA.

In 2024, the month with the highest Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) sales in the United States was May, reaching around ** billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, the months of August and July ranked second and third, with QSR sales surpassing **** and **** billion U.S. dollars respectively.

Graph and download economic data for Retail Sales: Full Service Restaurants (MPCSM722511USN) from Feb 1992 to Jan 2020 about restaurant, retail trade, sales, retail, services, and USA.

In December 2023, the food and drink sales of eating and drinking places in the United States amounted to an estimated **** billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase from the previous month's total of approximately ** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2024, the average monthly net sales generated by the restaurant industry in Japan amounted to approximately **** trillion Japanese yen. The restaurant industry is part of the hospitality industry, which also includes the take-away and food delivery sector, as well as the lodging industry.

This statistic shows the monthly change in restaurant same store sales in the United States from ********* to *************. In *************, restaurant same store sales grew by *** percent compared to February of the previous year.

This statistic shows the restaurant industry food and drink sales in the United States from 1970 to 2017. In 2016, food and drink sales of the U.S. restaurant industry amounted to approximately *** billion U.S. dollars.

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U.S. restaurant industry - additional information

In 2016, food and drink sales in the United States restaurant industry amounted to *** billion U.S. dollars, up from ***** billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. Restaurants in the United States have created a booming industry that employed more than ** million people nationwide in 2015.

Unsurprisingly, the majority of food and drink sales in the U.S. restaurant industry take place in commercial restaurants. In 2016, full-service restaurant sales amounted to *** billion U.S. dollars and limited-service sales were *** U.S. dollars. The second largest contributor in 2015 was retail, vending, recreation and mobile vendors with sales of ***** billion U.S. dollars. The smallest proportion came from came from bars and taverns.

As of December 2016, things were still looking up for the U.S. restaurant industry: the monthly Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, conducted by the National Restaurant Association, recorded a performance index score of ***** – any score over 100 indicates a period of expansion. The lowest performance index score between 2011 and 2017, ****, was recorded in August 2011. In November 2016, ** percent of U.S. consumers reported that cheaper restaurants would make them dine out more often.

In 2024, the sales revenue of the restaurant industry in Japan increased by *** percent compared to the previous year, recovering from the COVID-19-induced slump. Japanese-style facilities recorded the highest year-on-year increase in that year.

Graph and download economic data for Advance Retail Sales: Food Services and Drinking Places (RSFSDP) from Jan 1992 to Jun 2025 about beverages, retail trade, food, sales, retail, services, and USA.

Canada Food Services Sales: Receipts: sa: Full-Service Restaurants data was reported at 3,503,758.000 CAD mn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,501,552.000 CAD mn for Jan 2025. Canada Food Services Sales: Receipts: sa: Full-Service Restaurants data is updated monthly, averaging 1,803,248.500 CAD mn from Jan 1998 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 326 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,574,786.000 CAD mn in Nov 2024 and a record low of 683,397.000 CAD mn in Apr 2020. Canada Food Services Sales: Receipts: sa: Full-Service Restaurants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.H022: Food Services Sales. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Food services and drinking places in Canada were heavily impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Due to restrictions on sit-down dining many business in this sector saw huge declines in sales during 2020 and continuing into 2021. The lowest figure was seen in Q2 2020, when in April sales dropped to 2.4 billion Canadian dollars. However, by summer 2021 sales began to reflect pre-pandemic levels again, with July 2021 recording sales of 6.7 billion Canadian dollars. As of November 2024, the monthly sales of food services and drinking places in Canada amounted to 8.02 billion Canadian dollars.

Canada Food Services Sales: Receipts: Full-Service Restaurants data was reported at 3,017,385.000 CAD mn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,151,187.000 CAD mn for Jan 2025. Canada Food Services Sales: Receipts: Full-Service Restaurants data is updated monthly, averaging 1,844,030.500 CAD mn from Jan 1998 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 326 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,851,653.000 CAD mn in Aug 2024 and a record low of 664,031.000 CAD mn in Apr 2020. Canada Food Services Sales: Receipts: Full-Service Restaurants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Canada. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Canada – Table CA.H022: Food Services Sales. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Vietnam Retail Sales: Year to Date: Hotel & Restaurant data was reported at 488,571.000 VND bn in Nov 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 441,619.000 VND bn for Oct 2018. Vietnam Retail Sales: Year to Date: Hotel & Restaurant data is updated monthly, averaging 63,606.000 VND bn from Dec 2000 (Median) to Nov 2018, with 211 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 494,654.588 VND bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 3,753.000 VND bn in Jan 2004. Vietnam Retail Sales: Year to Date: Hotel & Restaurant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.H002: Retail Sales: ytd.

Germany Hotel & Restaurant Sales Index (HRI): swda data was reported at 121.100 2010=100 in Feb 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 122.000 2010=100 for Jan 2018. Germany Hotel & Restaurant Sales Index (HRI): swda data is updated monthly, averaging 111.050 2010=100 from Jan 1994 (Median) to Feb 2018, with 290 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 122.100 2010=100 in May 1995 and a record low of 96.000 2010=100 in Oct 2009. Germany Hotel & Restaurant Sales Index (HRI): swda data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.H020: Hotel and Restaurant Sales Index: 2010=100: Seasonally and Working Day Adjusted. Rebased from 2010=100 to 2015=100 Replacement series ID: 403747897

From January 2020 to January 2021, changes in restaurant menu prices in the United States varied by restaurant type. Full service restaurants (FSRs) experienced a decrease in menu prices between March 2020 and April 2020. Meanwhile, limited/quick service restaurants (QSRs) experienced an increase in menu prices during those same months. Despite the increase in menu prices from quick service restaurants, the total revenue of the QSR industry in the U.S. fell from *** billion U.S. dollars in 2019 to *** billion U.S. dollars in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

What is the leading QSR chain in the U.S.?

According to a measure of systemwide sales, McDonald’s generated more sales in 2020 than any other QSR chain in the United States. The fast food behemoth earned ***** billion U.S. dollars in sales revenue, which amounted to roughly ** billion U.S. dollars more than the second ranked chain, Starbucks. Compared to McDonald’s, the similarly influential coffeehouse giant took home **** billion U.S. dollars in sales revenue in 2020. Other leading QSR chains in the U.S. included Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell.

Which U.S. state has the most quick service restaurants?

As the home of fast food, there is no shortage of quick service restaurants in the United States. Although such restaurants can be found in every state, some states have more than others. In 2019, the U.S. state with the largest number of quick service restaurants was California with nearly **** thousand establishments. Meanwhile, state with the lowest number of quick service restaurants was Wyoming with ***.

United States Retail Sales: FS: ow: Full Service Restaurants data was reported at 27.702 USD bn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 25.823 USD bn for Apr 2018. United States Retail Sales: FS: ow: Full Service Restaurants data is updated monthly, averaging 14.362 USD bn from Jan 1992 (Median) to May 2018, with 317 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.702 USD bn in May 2018 and a record low of 6.675 USD bn in Feb 1993. United States Retail Sales: FS: ow: Full Service Restaurants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.H001: Retail Sales: By NAIC System.

Graph and download economic data for Monthly State Retail Sales: Food and Beverage Stores in California (MSRSCA445) from Jan 2019 to Apr 2025 about beverages, retail trade, food, CA, sales, retail, and USA.

This statistic displays the year-on-year change in total sales of managed pub and restaurant groups in the United Kingdom monthly from January 2018 to March 2019. According to the Coffer Peach Tracker, total sales of pub and restaurant groups in the UK grew by *** percent in March 2019.

Graph and download economic data for Monthly State Retail Sales: Food and Beverage Stores in New York (MSRSNY445) from Jan 2019 to Apr 2025 about beverages, retail trade, NY, food, sales, retail, and USA.

Germany HRI: FB: Restaurants & Mobile Food Service data was reported at 97.800 2010=100 in Feb 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 100.600 2010=100 for Jan 2018. Germany HRI: FB: Restaurants & Mobile Food Service data is updated monthly, averaging 115.950 2010=100 from Jan 1994 (Median) to Feb 2018, with 290 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 153.400 2010=100 in Jul 1995 and a record low of 81.300 2010=100 in Feb 2010. Germany HRI: FB: Restaurants & Mobile Food Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.H019: Hotel and Restaurant Sales Index: 2010=100. Rebased from 2010=100 to 2015=100 Replacement series ID: 403747747