Figure 3B. Average weekly food-at-home expenditures for consumer units who went shopping in the reference week, by SNAP status, 2006–15
Year New York area non-SNAP New York area SNAP United States non-SNAP United States SNAP

2006

113.34 81.18 99.23 88.13

2007

112.85 85.13 97.86 87.68

2008

108.20 109.06 99.01 89.09

2009

120.55 97.70 98.66 95.53

2010

104.84 105.98 95.84 94.41

2011

110.96 105.20 96.11 91.34

2012

105.05 98.54 97.58 91.89

2013

107.39 94.01 97.09 94.08

2014

105.43 80.98 96.01 86.73

2015

103.13 79.22 97.03 83.01

Note: Consumer unit is defined as a single person or group of persons (family members and/or nonrelated individuals) who live together in a household and share key expenses. As designated by the National Bureau of Economic Research, December 2007 to June 2009 was a recessionary period. SNAP = Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Diary Survey public use microdata.