During the 52 weeks ending December 27, 2014, the crab category at US supermarkets accounted for 5.3% of total seafood dollar sales. Crab was the highest selling crustacean variety, accounting for 50.2% of crustacean dollar sales during the the 52-week period — followed by lobster, crabmeat, and crawfish/crayfish). Crab sales increased 9.7% compared to the prior year, to $378 per store per week. Unlike other crustacean varieties such as lobster, average retail pricing for crab rose modestly during this period, increasing 2.9%