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Jamaica


Jamaica

Mean

1970-2001

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1995

1996-2001

Mean

Min.

Max.

Variation (%)

Per Caput Consumption (Cal/Day)

2613

2577

2552

2662

2599

2464

2707

2

Imports / Consumption (%)

Wheat

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

0

Coarse Grains

94.49

97.85

98.23

98.70

97.03

91.88

99.25

2

Rice

97.21

95.21

99.58

99.96

97.55

90.67

99.97

3

Dairy

71.76

71.28

68.71

75.63

71.76

56.85

79.38

7

Meat

37.32

36.75

31.05

35.93

35.70

27.54

43.03

14

Sugar

0.22

1.83

1.80

3.24

1.59

0.01

4.54

79

Fruits and Vegetables

3.12

1.16

1.75

5.35

2.67

0.46

6.72

68

Oils

16.25

29.80

32.40

16.68

23.59

6.19

44.32

45

Per Caput Calories from Imports (Cal/Cap/Day)

814

1046

990

917

939

685

1182

15

Aid + Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

118,395

183,671

196,311

260,338

180,017

62,635

282,319

32

Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

104,790

145,119

164,096

238,075

153,504

59,596

259,931

35

Commerical Unit Cost (US $/1000 calories)

0.70

0.87

0.99

1.08

0.88

0.45

1.38

25

Commercial Food Import Bill / GDP (%)

2.96

3.77

3.45

5.04

3.69

1.81

5.56

28

Comm. Fd. Imp. Bill / Total Merchandise Imp. Bill (%)

12.81

11.11

7.74

7.70

10.37

6.98

15.69

26

Comm. Fd. Imp. Bill / Total Merchandise Exp. Bill (%)

18.17

18.73

13.87

15.53

17.04

10.86

24.53

20

Commercial Food Value Bill Shares (%)

Wheat

20.41

13.76

8.77

13.70

14.89

1.23

24.97

44

Coarse Grains

10.45

9.45

6.12

10.38

9.31

0.61

18.31

54

Rice

14.46

13.44

16.38

11.34

13.92

7.81

23.25

24

Dairy

15.72

16.38

17.43

13.32

15.80

10.34

26.58

21

Meat

18.51

18.35

19.50

18.14

18.58

10.96

27.39

19

Sugar

1.76

8.43

9.84

11.07

7.10

0.11

16.09

65

Fruits and Vegetables

7.41

3.91

7.06

14.07

7.50

2.26

18.35

57

Oils

11.28

16.28

14.91

7.99

12.91

4.74

24.40

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