Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, 1960-81

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No 154479, Statistical Bulletin from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This bulletin presents 1960-81 data on per capita food consumption, prices, nutrient availability, food expenditures and marketing costs, and U.S. income and population. Retail food prices rose 7.9 percent, aggregate food consumption fell 1.0 percent, and personal consumption expenditures for food rose 9.7 percent. Per capita meat consumption was down 2.5 pounds in 1981, hut poultry usage rose 1.8 pounds. Dairy consumption per person was lower. Fresh fruit consumption rose 1.6 pounds per person, but fresh vegetable consumption fell 1.9 pounds. Total sweetener consumption increased 1 percent.

Keywords: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 103
Date: 1982
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