Chart 3A. Average weekly food-at-home expenditure for the consumer unit, by SNAP status, 2006–15
Year New York area non-SNAP New York area SNAP United States non-SNAP United States SNAP

2006

94.90 71.71 84.98 77.77

2007

87.74 76.33 82.43 76.24

2008

83.03 103.87 83.04 78.19

2009

92.66 77.74 82.79 81.43

2010

77.69 93.21 79.35 80.53

2011

85.37 96.32 80.60 79.40

2012

75.24 84.79 80.77 78.20

2013

80.58 81.41 80.59 79.32

2014

77.41 70.68 79.21 73.48

2015

75.71 70.73 80.48 72.33

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.