§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will list, year by year, consumer spending on food as a percentage of total consumer spending for the years 1963 to 1972, inclusive, and 1973 to 1983, inclusive.
§ Mr. MacGregorConsumer (household) expenditure on food as a percentage of total consumer expenditure on all goods and services for the years 1963 to 1972 inclusive and 1973 to 1983 inclusive was as follows:
Year Percentage 1963 23.3 1964 22.8 1965 22.1 1966 21.8 1967 21.5 1968 20.7 1969 20.6 1970 20.0 1971 19.6 1972 18.3 1973 18.4 1974 18.4 1975 18.3 1976 18.4 1977 18.5 1978 18.0 1979 17.2 1980 16.7 1981 15.8 1982 15.2 1983 14.7