Food and drink sales of bars and taverns in the United States 2009-2017

Food and drink sales of bars and taverns in the United States from 2009 to 2017 (Figures expressed in billions of U.S. dollars, unless otherwise specified)

The data displays the food and drink sales of bars and taverns in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017. Sales of U.S. bars and taverns were forecasted to rise to approx. 19.8 billion USD in 2017.

Restaurant industry - additional information Unsurprisingly, one of the most commonly alcoholic consumed beverages in U.S. bars and taverns is beer. Around half of the alcohol consumed in the U.S. falls into the beer category and spirit consumption makes up about one third. Each year, nearly 200 million beer barrels are sold to U.S. bars and taverns.

2009 18.47
2010 17.76
2011 18.32
2012 18.95
2013 19.4
2014 19.94
2015 19.27
2016 19.91
2017 19.8