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The Sector Demand Backdrop

US Food Services & Drinking Places monthly sales, in US$ millions (Census MARTS via FRED, NAICS 722). observed sales, never a forecast. The most recent month is a provisional advance estimate, subject to revision. never blended into the food index, the pressure math, or the Vendor Benchmark reference.The sell-side backdrop: what the sector takes in, set beside the cost data — never a demand forecast, and never inside any Muntin price index.

A separate descriptive lane (ADR-013). These are observed sector sales — observed sales, never a forecast — set beside the cost data, never an input to any Muntin price index, pressure reading, or Vendor Benchmark reference. The newest month is always a provisional advance estimate.

Monthly food-service sales · Jan 2015 → Jun 2026

SA is the seasonally adjusted trend; NSA is the raw seasonal shape (the same demand, before the seasonal pattern is removed). The most recent month renders hollow — a provisional advance estimate, not a settled point, never drawn as final.

US food-services monthly sales, seasonally adjusted and not, Jan 2015 to Jun 2026. A line chart of US Food Services and Drinking Places monthly sales in US dollars millions, from Jan 2015 to Jun 2026. The seasonally adjusted trend rises over the decade, drops sharply in spring 2020, then recovers. The not-seasonally-adjusted line oscillates around it with the yearly seasonal shape. The most recent month is a provisional advance estimate, drawn hollow. Observed sales, never a forecast, and never blended into any price index or the Vendor Benchmark.
Monthly sales, SA trend and NSA seasonal shape — observed sales, never a forecast; the newest month is a provisional advance estimate.

The documented COVID shock is the sharpest move on record: seasonally adjusted sales fell from 67,358 in Feb 2020 to 30,732 in Apr 2020 — a documented past drop, both endpoints settled months. Observed context, never a forecast. US$ millions, seasonally adjusted. The recovery since is real but nominal — dollars, not inflation-adjusted volume.

Every month, as data

This table is the source of record — it works with no JavaScript, and the chart above is an enhancement of it. The newest month is flagged a provisional advance estimate.

Census MARTS monthly sales for Food Services & Drinking Places (NAICS 722), US$ millions, Jan 2015–Jun 2026. SA = seasonally adjusted; NSA = not adjusted. The most recent month (Jun 2026) is a provisional advance estimate, subject to revision. Observed sales, never a forecast.
Month Sales, SA ($M) Sales, NSA ($M) Status
2015-01-0149,69047,106settled
2015-02-0149,52545,761settled
2015-03-0149,96652,164settled
2015-04-0150,57751,285settled
2015-05-0150,71054,310settled
2015-06-0150,75251,006settled
2015-07-0150,98952,060settled
2015-08-0151,27952,048settled
2015-09-0151,31649,623settled
2015-10-0151,62752,814settled
2015-11-0151,77349,133settled
2015-12-0152,59853,387settled
2016-01-0151,98349,072settled
2016-02-0153,08850,487settled
2016-03-0152,85854,814settled
2016-04-0153,14255,215settled
2016-05-0153,19155,851settled
2016-06-0153,12453,496settled
2016-07-0153,24454,895settled
2016-08-0153,65354,082settled
2016-09-0154,25953,174settled
2016-10-0154,21054,589settled
2016-11-0155,21252,231settled
2016-12-0154,19156,304settled
2017-01-0156,14351,876settled
2017-02-0156,12951,695settled
2017-03-0156,04458,902settled
2017-04-0156,14257,321settled
2017-05-0156,14558,840settled
2017-06-0156,06357,408settled
2017-07-0155,97657,263settled
2017-08-0156,41457,317settled
2017-09-0156,70355,909settled
2017-10-0157,10856,994settled
2017-11-0157,72554,608settled
2017-12-0158,04160,014settled
2018-01-0158,21253,555settled
2018-02-0158,52453,784settled
2018-03-0159,02362,328settled
2018-04-0158,25559,071settled
2018-05-0159,62062,780settled
2018-06-0160,22062,267settled
2018-07-0161,07262,232settled
2018-08-0161,41463,195settled
2018-09-0160,06958,567settled
2018-10-0160,52260,159settled
2018-11-0160,24257,591settled
2018-12-0160,18161,385settled
2019-01-0160,19455,499settled
2019-02-0160,55755,591settled
2019-03-0161,09664,640settled
2019-04-0161,60862,039settled
2019-05-0162,22766,210settled
2019-06-0163,13564,776settled
2019-07-0163,78765,063settled
2019-08-0164,04266,988settled
2019-09-0164,72762,397settled
2019-10-0165,02164,891settled
2019-11-0165,17562,959settled
2019-12-0166,22366,289settled
2020-01-0167,34562,496settled
2020-02-0167,35864,394settled
2020-03-0147,37049,123settled
2020-04-0130,73230,916settled
2020-05-0140,49243,569settled
2020-06-0152,23853,231settled
2020-07-0154,43156,445settled
2020-08-0157,03958,522settled
2020-09-0158,60056,901settled
2020-10-0158,35159,518settled
2020-11-0155,86252,622settled
2020-12-0152,59952,757settled
2021-01-0157,62653,823settled
2021-02-0156,08651,431settled
2021-03-0163,97466,085settled
2021-04-0166,76268,030settled
2021-05-0168,69373,158settled
2021-06-0171,79873,090settled
2021-07-0173,21776,951settled
2021-08-0173,05674,517settled
2021-09-0173,02071,048settled
2021-10-0173,21274,457settled
2021-11-0173,79269,512settled
2021-12-0172,66173,606settled
2022-01-0171,25265,623settled
2022-02-0174,32468,155settled
2022-03-0176,54279,374settled
2022-04-0179,25181,153settled
2022-05-0180,00384,563settled
2022-06-0180,55782,088settled
2022-07-0180,28384,056settled
2022-08-0182,37083,853settled
2022-09-0182,40881,337settled
2022-10-0183,66584,251settled
2022-11-0183,10278,116settled
2022-12-0182,64484,875settled
2023-01-0188,28980,520settled
2023-02-0185,98778,850settled
2023-03-0186,25990,141settled
2023-04-0186,62087,659settled
2023-05-0187,61692,260settled
2023-06-0188,44791,277settled
2023-07-0189,16792,199settled
2023-08-0189,56491,624settled
2023-09-0190,44789,814settled
2023-10-0190,63190,812settled
2023-11-0191,76186,531settled
2023-12-0192,02194,414settled
2024-01-0191,51283,093settled
2024-02-0192,07487,470settled
2024-03-0191,67296,164settled
2024-04-0191,92692,937settled
2024-05-0192,40298,500settled
2024-06-0192,47095,152settled
2024-07-0193,02194,974settled
2024-08-0193,43897,830settled
2024-09-0194,28191,735settled
2024-10-0195,51895,518settled
2024-11-0195,50992,548settled
2024-12-0195,55295,361settled
2025-01-0196,11587,849settled
2025-02-0194,93986,774settled
2025-03-0197,919101,934settled
2025-04-0198,17098,563settled
2025-05-0197,973106,007settled
2025-06-0198,790100,667settled
2025-07-0198,980101,158settled
2025-08-0199,551104,429settled
2025-09-0199,79797,102settled
2025-10-0199,705100,802settled
2025-11-01100,24196,332settled
2025-12-0199,88799,487settled
2026-01-0199,55492,087settled
2026-02-01100,24091,419settled
2026-03-01100,241103,549settled
2026-04-01101,267101,672settled
2026-05-01102,437110,632settled
2026-06-01102,497104,547provisional advance estimate

What this can't tell you

  • National, whole-sector. This is all of US NAICS 722 — not the DMV, not fine dining, not one segment. A top-line, not your line.
  • Nominal dollars. Inflation is not removed; growth in the number mixes real volume with higher prices. It is not a real-demand index.
  • The newest month is provisional. The most recent month is a provisional advance estimate, revised in later releases — read it as a first draft.
  • Observed, not predicted. Every point is a documented past month; observed sales, never a forecast.
  • A backdrop, fenced off. It is never blended into the food index, the pressure math, or the Vendor Benchmark reference — set beside the cost data, never inside it.

Provenance & license

Raw feed · CC0
Census MARTS via FRED (US Census Bureau), public domain. data/marts-sales.json
Published series · CC0
A straight reshape; the newest month flagged provisional. marts-sales.csv · marts-sales.json
What this is
A descriptive demand backdrop — observed sales, never a forecast, never blended into the food index, the pressure math, or the Vendor Benchmark reference. The newest month is a provisional advance estimate.
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