Strong showing for grocery stores in November.(Industry overview)(Statistical table) From: The Food Institute Report | Date: December 18, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 The Food Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Sales at the nation's grocery stores (mostly supermarkets) during November were up 6.3% from the same month last year, and were up 4.2% from the prior month, at $48.8 billion. The 6.3% Increase over the same month last year was the largest such increase since March of 2005.

Through the first 11 months of 2006, sales at the nation's grocery stores totaled $439.2 billion, 4.1% more than the same period of 2005.

 
RETAIL FOOD STORE PERFORMANCE--2005/06 
 
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