The Commerce Department reported that consumers spent 3.8% less on food in 2010 compared to 2009. That decrease follows a 1.1% decrease in expenditures in 2009 compared with 2008, the report said. Total spending by consumers in 2010 fell 2%, following a decrease of 2.8% in 2009.Foodservice operations felt the biggest effect from reduced consumer spending. The Commerce Department report said average annual consumer expenditures dropped 4.4% for food away home in 2010 compared with 2009. That decline followed on the heels of a 2.9% drop in food away from home spending in 2009 compared with 2008. Total average expenditures for food away from home totaled $2,505 in 2010, off from $2,619 in 2009 and $2,698 in 2008.
Food purchased for at home use was down 3.4% in 2010, reversing a 0.2% gain in 2009 compared with 2008. Overall average annual expenditures for at home food in 2010 was $3,624, down from $3,753 in 2009 an $3,744 in 2008.
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