VALUE OF ALL U.S. FROZEN FOODS* 1942 THROUGH 2004 (in US dollars)
| 1942 | 162,000,000 |
| 1943 | 178,000,000 |
| 1944 | 197,000,000 |
| 1945 | 257,000,000 |
| 1946 | 324,000,000 |
| 1947 | 245,000,000 |
| 1948 | 292,000,000 |
| 1949 | 375,000,000 |
| 1950 | 500,000,000 |
| 1951 | 700,000,000 |
| 1952 | 875,000,000 |
| 1953 | 1,200,000,000 |
| 1954x | 1,450,000,000 |
| 1955 | 1,700,000,000 |
| 1956 | 2,106,000,000 |
| 1957 | 2,362,000,000 |
| 1958 | 2,320,000,000 |
| 1959 | 2,749,000,000 |
| 1960 | 3,037,114,000 |
| 1961 | 3,638,600,000 |
| 1962 | 3,960,000,000 |
| 1963 | 4,381,000,000 |
| 1964 | 5,246,000,000 |
| 1965 | 5,765,000,000 |
| 1966 | 6,250,000,000 |
| 1967 | 6,449,000,000 |
| 1968 | 6,990,000,000 |
| 1969 | 7,641,114,000 |
| 1970 | 7,931,000,000 |
| 1971 | 8,128,000,000 |
| 1972 | 9,230,000,000 |
| 1973 | 12,178,000,000 |
| 1974 | 13,087,444,000 |
| 1975 | 14,329,851,000 |
| 1976 | 16,712,044,000 |
| 1977 | 18,824,605,000 |
| 1978 | 20,442,355,000 |
| 1979 | 23,863,360,000 |
| 1980 | 24,718,829,000 |
| 1981 | 27,604,682,000 |
| 1982 | 30,432,419,000 |
| 1983 | 32,854,387,000 |
| 1984 | 36,203,684,000 |
| 1985 | 37,617,930,000 |
| 1986 | 40,899,955,000 |
| 1987 | 44,057,524,000 |
| 1988 | 47,776,662,000 |
| 1989 | 48,692,787,000 |
| 1990 | 51,961,770,000+ |
| 1991 | 50,280,543,000 |
| 1992 | 51,808,515,000 |
| 1993 | 53,325,000,000 |
| 1994 | 56,853,000,000+ |
| 1995 | 59,065,000,000 |
| 1996 | 65,021,000,000 |
| 1997 | 67,550,000,000 |
| 1998 | 69,723,000,000 |
| 1999 | 74,132,000,000 |
| 2000 | 76,700,000,000+ |
| 2001 | 79,400,000,000+ |
| 2002 | 82,200,000,000+ |
| 2003 | 85,000,000,000+ |
| 2004 | 87,104,000,000 |
*Includes all sales of frozen fruits, vegetables, concentrates, poultry, meats, seafood and prepared foods at conservative prices or at average prices paid by institutions and reprocessors. As a general rule, retail sales made up 65% of the total figure until about 1970. Subsequent sales have shifted towards foodservice and currently domestic sales of frozen products are approximately 31% retail to 69% institutional by value, and 26% retail and 74% institutional by volume. But much of the volume characterized as institutional actually represents products initially frozen but sold in some other form.
Source: QUICK FROZEN FOODS INTERNATIONAL
?Corrected from previous Almanacs
U.S OUTPUT OF COMMERCIAL FROZEN FOODS 1942-2004 (In millions of pounds) (US-made products and imports reprocessed or sold in this country)
| YEAR | FRUIT | VEGS. | POULTRY | MEATS | SEAFOOD | PREP. | CONC. |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | ||||
| 1942 | 275 | 220 | 70 | 12 | 41 | 5 | - |
| 1943 | 210 | 300 | 85 | 14 | 53 | 7 | - |
| 1944 | 315 | 285 | 105 | - | 53 | 10 | - |
| 1945 | 445 | 338 | 124 | - | 71 | 25 | - |
| 1946 | 540 | 475 | 150 | 12 | 74 | 40 | - |
| 1947 | 347 | 346 | 181 | 15 | 74 | 5 | - |
| 1948 | 377 | 446 | 216 | 20 | 89 | 20 | - |
| 1949 | 360 | 566 | 261 | 50 | 97 | 35 | 140 |
| 1950 | 475 | 590 | 316 | 75 | 133 | 60 | 300 |
| 1951 | 420 | 790 | 382 | 85 | 177 | 85 | 440 |
| 1952 | 420 | 895 | 462 | 125 | 207 | 130 | 550 |
| 1953 | 542 | 1,076 | 559 | 170 | 236 | 195 | 678 |
| 1954 | 523 | 974 | 676 | 200 | 267 | 280 | 783 |
| 1955 | 660 | 1,140 | 817 | 250 | 307 | 340 | 807 |
| 1956 | 763 | 1,650 | 988 | 300 | 310 | 420 | 919 |
| 1957 | 671 | 1,587 | 1,195 | 343 | 319 | 500 | 980 |
| 1958 | 610 | 1,702 | 1,445 | 300 | 300 | 540 | 760 |
| 1959 | 618 | 1,626 | 1,747 | 300 | 478 | 700 | 1,096 |
| 1960 | 660 | 1,957 | 2,333 | 330 | 506 | 826 | 1,362 |
| 1961 | 704 | 2,116 | 2,345 | 360 | 548 | 966 | 1,463 |
| 1962 | 668 | 2,261 | 2,224 | 450 | 596 | 1,152 | 1,762 |
| 1963 | 620 | 2,231 | 2,095 | 536 | 676 | 1,448 | 1,388 |
| 1964 | 775 | 2,619 | 2,261 | 696 | 785 | 1,950 | 1,657 |
| 1965 | 641 | 3,050 | 2,284 | 765 | 940 | 2,146 | 1,807 |
| 1966 | 756 | 3,415 | 2,528 | 842 | 971 | 2,354 | 1,702 |
| 1967 | 740 | 3,361 | 2,804 | 920 | 990 | 2,726 | 1,760 |
| 1968 | 812 | 3,775 | 2,570 | 930 | 1,090 | 3,203 | 1,679 |
| 1969 | 782 | 3,845 | 2,577 | 952 | 1,197 | 3,611 | 1,655 |
| 1970 | 743 | 4,294 | 2,645 | 971 | 1,265 | 3,696 | 1,775 |
| 1971 | 759 | 4,528 | 2,209 | 990 | 1,202 | 3,837 | 2,010 |
| 1972 | 697 | 5,044 | 2,318 | 1,005 | 1,335 | 4,081 | 2,098 |
| 1973 | 764 | 5,216 | 2,277 | 1,190 | 1,404 | 4,092 | 2,360 |
| 1974 | 756 | 5,405 | 2,342 | 1,222 | 1,405 | 3,981 | 2,307 |
| 1975 | 691 | 5,293 | 2,195 | 1,278 | 1,429 | 4,508 | 2,490 |
| 1976 | 694 | 5,384 | 2,480 | 1,321 | 1,647 | 4,934 | 2,611 |
| 1977 | 759 | 6,014 | 2,353 | 1,369 | 1,654 | 5,219 | 2,786 |
| 1978 | 631 | 6,278 | 2,428 | 1,370 | 1,740 | 5,387 | 2,699 |
| 1979 | 665 | 6,712 | 2,716 | 1,380 | 1,764 | 5,284 | 2,891 |
| 1980 | 753 | 5,977 | 2,841 | 1,410 | 1,625 | 5,201 | 3,256 |
| 1981 | 698 | 6,729 | 3,134 | 1,433 | 1,677 | 5,184 | 3,060 |
| 1982 | 818 | 7,221 | 2,895 | 1,623 | 1,686 | 5,296 | 3,054 |
| 1983 | 747 | 6,829 | 3,150 | 1,679 | 1,855 | 5,535 | 3,163 |
| 1984 | 790 | 7,317 | 3,100 | 1,729 | 2,026 | 5,799 | 3,062 |
| 1985 | 821 | 7,931 | 3,413 | 1,533 | 2,085 | 5,878 | 2,843 |
| 1986 | 862 | 7,758 | 3,358 | 1,490 | 2,185 | 5,955 | 3,008 |
| 1987 | 1,151 | 8,050 | 3,770 | 1,488 | 2,330 | 6,136 | 2,931 |
| 1988 | 1,077 | 8,440 | 3,853 | 1,400 | 2,343 | 6,415 | 3,044 |
| 1989 | 1,053 | 8,900 | 3,965 | 1,401 | 2,434 | 6,626 | 3,042 |
| 1990 | 1,118 | 9,943 | 4,406 | 1,372 | 2,396 | 6,879 | 2,794 |
| 1991 | 992 | 9,391 | 4,522 | 1,383 | 2,280 | 6,905 | 3,397 |
| 1992 | 1,008 | 10,275 | 4,623 | 1,425 | 2,383 | 6,109+ | 3,053 |
| 1993 | 1,050 | 10,667 | 4,764 | 1,360 | 2,416 | 6,321 | 3,162 |
| 1994 | 1,094 | 12,025 | 4,932 | 1,480 | 2,355+ | 6,738 | 3,640 |
| 1995 | 1,093 | 12,395 | 5,159 | 1,493 | 2,418 | 6,866 | 3,918 |
| 1996 | 1,018 | 11,998 | 5,090 | 1,500 | 2,423 | 10,813 | 3,651 |
| 1997 | 1,078 | 12,337 | 5,296 | 1,512 | 2,597 | 11,094 | 3,556 |
| 1998 | 1,086 | 12,905 | 5,248 | 1,525 | 2,682 | 11,420 | 3,486 |
| 1999 | 1,145 | 12,916 | 5,219 | 1,560 | 2,881 | 14,720 | 3,304 |
| 2000 | 1,319 | 13,572 | 5,168 | 1,610 | 2,460 | 16,005 | 3,147 |
| 2001 | 1,337 | 16,998 | 5,621 | 2,999 | 3,319 | 11,062 | 3,632 |
| 2002 | 1,395 | 17,500 | 5,748 | 2,904 | 3,695 | 12,285 | 3,869 |
| 2003 | 1,145 | 16,059 | 2,272 | 3,199 | 2,300 | 15,752 | 3,326 |
| 2004 | 1,246 | 12,822 | 5.332 | 3,990 | 3,616 | 13,669 | 3,569 |
1. Includes potato products and prepared vegetables.
2. Includes frozen cuts, ground beef, hamburger and other raw items.
3. Does not include potatoes (included in vegetables) or fish sticks, fish portions, scallops and breaded shrimp which are included with seafood.
4. Includes estimates of juice drinks, synthetics and other concentrated liquids, as well as juice concentrates. Includes concentrates for chilled juice and other remanufacture.
?Corrected figures.
TOTAL 623 669 768 1,003 1,291 968 1,168 1,509 1,949 2,379 2,789 3,456 3,703 4,231 5,350 5,595 5,690 6,565 7,974 8,502 9,113 9,084 10,743 11,633 12,568 13,302 14,059 14,619 15,389 15,535 16,578 17,303 17,418 17,885 19,071 20,154 20,533 21,412 21,063 21,915 22,593 22,958 23,823 24,504 24,616 25,856 26,572 27,420 28,458 28,881 28,878+ 29,849 32,264+ 33,522 36,494 37,470 38,354 41,744 43,281 44,608 47,396 44,053 44,244