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Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, 1996: Annual Data, 1970-94

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  • Putnam, Judith Jones
  • Allshouse, Jane E.

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This report presents historical data on food consumption, prices, expenditures, and U.S. income and population. In 1994, each American consumed, on average, 63 pounds more of commercially grown vegetables than in 1970; 63 pounds more of grain products; 49 pounds more of fruit; 25 pounds more of caloric sweeteners; 16 pounds more of total red meat, poultry, and fish (boneless, trimmed equivalent); 15 pounds more of cheese; 14 pounds more of added fats and oils; 4 gallons more of beer; 71 few6r eggs; 12 gallons less of coffee, and 7 gallons less of milk. Food price5, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased 2.4 percent in 1994. This increase was less than the overall increase in the CPI for the fourth consecutive year. Americans spent $647 billion for food in 1994 and another $86 billion for alcoholic beverages. Away-from-home meals and snacks captured 47 percent of the U.S. food dollar in 1994, up from 39 percent in 1980 and 34 percent in 1970. The percentage of disposable personal income spent on food declined from 13.9 percent in 1970 to 11.4 percent in 1994.

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  • Putnam, Judith Jones & Allshouse, Jane E., 1996. "Food Consumption, Prices, and Expenditures, 1996: Annual Data, 1970-94," Statistical Bulletin 154896, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssb:154896
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.154896
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    1. Kinsey, Jean D. & Senauer, Benjamin & King, Robert P. & Phumpiu, Paul F., 1996. "Changes In Retail Food Delivery: Signals For Producers, Processors And Distributors," Working Papers 14352, University of Minnesota, The Food Industry Center.
    2. Lin, Biing-Hwan & Frazao, Elizabeth & Guthrie, Joanne F., 1999. "Away-From-Home Foods Increasingly Important to Quality of American Diet," Agricultural Information Bulletins 33733, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Lin, Biing-Hwan & Guthrie, Joanne & Blaylock, James R., 1996. "The Diets of America's Children: Influences of Dining Out, Household Characteristics, and Nutrition Knowledge," Agricultural Economic Reports 262042, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    4. Philip Gleason & Carol Suitor, "undated". "Changes in Children's Diets: 1989-1991 to 1994-1996," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 58765ecbba164e49b7d7069bc, Mathematica Policy Research.
    5. Haley, Stephen L., 1998. "Modeling The U.S. Sweetener Sector: An Application To The Analysis Of Policy Reform," Working Papers 14610, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium.
    6. Rose, Donald, 1997. "Assessing Food Insecurity in the United States: Background Information for Domestic Follow-up Activities to the World Food Summit," Staff Reports 278822, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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