date:May 20, 2015
Monthly sales at restaurants exceeded grocery stores sales for the first time on record, according to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), Washington, D.C.
In the latest Economist's Notebook commentary, the NRAs chief economist Bruce Grindy breaks down industry sales trends:
For the first time on record in December, monthly sales at restaurants exceeded grocery stores sales, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The gap between monthly grocery store sales and restaurant sales b