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Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent by British consumers on foodstuffs in each of the last ten years, broken down by type of foodstuff. [119158]
Mr. Bradshaw
Estimates of the amounts spent by consumers in the UK are provided by the Office for National Statistics. A table showing consumer expenditure estimates broken by type of foodstuff is as follows.
| Consumer expenditure estimates of foodstuffs, 1992–2003 | ||||||
| Units: £ billion | ||||||
| Total food and non-alcoholic beverages (household expenditure) | Bread and cereals | Meat | Fish | Milk, cheese and eggs | Oils and fats | |
| 1992 | 45.7 | 6.6 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 1.1 |
| 1993 | 47.2 | 6.7 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | 47.9 | 6.7 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| 1995 | 49.8 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 1.1 |
| 1996 | 53.0 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| 1997 | 53.8 | 7.7 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| 1998 | 55.2 | 7.9 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 1.2 |
| 1999 | 56.6 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | 57.7 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 60.3 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 7.7 | 1.2 |
| 2002 | 61.7 | 9.4 | 12.6 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 1.1 |
| Consumer expenditure estimates of foodstuffs, 1992–2002 | ||||||
| Units: £ billion | ||||||
| Fruit | Vegetables | Sugar and sweet products | Food products n.e.c. | Coffee, tea arid cocoa | Mineral water and soft drinks | |
| 1992 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 6,2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 1994 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 |
| 1996 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| 1999 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
| 2000 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 4.9 |
| 2001 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 5,7 |
| 2002 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 6.1 |
Source:
Office for National Statistics–Consumer Trends