1 min read

By the numbers America’s restaurants

$1.5 billion: Amount of restaurant sales on a typical day, 2008

13.1 million: Estimated number of people employed in the restaurant industry.

$2,694: Average household expense for dining out in 2006.

5.8: average weekly restaurant visits for an adult.

Source: National Restaurant Association, www.restaurant.org

Comments are no longer available on this story