The Declining Expenditures on Food by American Households
Posted by on December 19, 2011
Executive Summary
Throughout the past decade – both before the recession and since the recession hit – tens of millions of American families have faced a growing struggle to afford an adequate, healthy diet. In this analysis of federal data, the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) looks at what has happened to food spending by the median household (and the median household among certain race and ethnic groups).
The data chart a truly stunning drop in household expenditures from 2000 to 2010. Food spending for households fell dramatically in 2000–2002 and 2006–2010. The median household spent an eighth less in 2010 than in 2000, with spending measured against a barebones government-established food budget.
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