Personal Expenditure (Food)

HC Deb 12 November 1974 vol 881 c83W

Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Minister of Agricuture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of personal disposable income was spent on food, excluding meals out,

CONSUMPTION OF FOOD* AS A PROPORTION OF PERSONAL DISPOSABLE INCOME
Per cent.
			1964	1965	1966	1967	1968
West Germany	…	…	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
France	…	…	27.2	26.6	26.5	25.7	25.0
Italy	…	…	33.2	32.8	32.9	32.6	31.5
Netherlands	…	…	25.0	24.7	24.6	23.8	22.7
Belgium	…	…	23.2	22.6	22.6	22.4	21.8
Luxembourg	…	…	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
Denmark	…	…	. .	. .	19.4	19.9	20.4
Irish Republic	…	…	29.8	29.9	29.3	28.1	27.9
United Kingdom	…	…	21.7	20.9	20.6	20.3	19.8
Australia	…	…	18.3	18.8	18.2	18.7	17.6
Canada	…	…	. .	. .	15.9	15.7	15.1
United States of America	…	…	. .	18.1	18.0	17'2	16.9
			1969	1970	1971	1972	1973
West Germany	…	…	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
France	…	…	24.5	23.7	23.2	. .	. .
Italy	…	…	30.5	29.9	28.4	. .	. .
Netherlands	…	…	21.6	21.9	21.4	20.2	. .
Belgium	…	…	21.4	20.8	20.2	. .	. .
Luxembourg	…	…	. .	. .	. .	. .	. .
Denmark	…	…	20.0	19.8	. .	. .	. .
Irish Republic	…	…	26.4	25.8	24.9	23.4	. .
United Kingdom	…	…	19.6	19.3	19.0	17.8	17.8
Australia	…	…	16.9	16.1	15.5	. .	. .
Canada	…	…	14.9	14.9	. .	. .	. .
United States of America	…	…	16.4	16.2	15.7	15.7	. .
* Comprises total food expenditure including non-alcoholic beverages and 'meals out'. Alcoholic beverages are not included.
. . Indicates figures not available.

Sources:

National Accounts 1961–1971 (Statistical Office of the European Communities).

National Accounts of OECD Countries 1960–1971.

Statistical Yearbook of the Netherlands.

Statistik Arbog and Statistik Efterretninger, Denmark.

National Income and Expenditure, Ireland.

National Income and Expenditure Blue Book (adjusted to international definitions).

National Accounts, Income and Expenditure, Australia.

Agricultural Statistics for Canada.

National Food Situation, United States of America.