§ Andrew GeorgeTo 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. BradshawEstimates 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