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Sri Lanka


Sri Lanka

Mean

1970-2001

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1995

1996-2001

Mean

Min.

Max.

Variation (%)

Per Caput Consumption (Cal/Day)

2258

2330

2215

2303

2281

2122

2388

3

Imports / Consumption (%)

Wheat

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

100.00

0

Coarse Grains

5.08

20.84

55.34

76.54

32.83

0.10

82.85

89

Rice

19.32

6.40

4.59

6.55

10.13

0.32

28.73

77

Dairy

37.43

45.05

46.22

57.38

45.20

24.08

64.55

26

Meat

0.21

0.67

1.02

2.18

0.87

0.01

2.70

90

Sugar

40.57

34.04

24.80

30.57

33.70

11.22

65.80

38

Fruits and Vegetables

5.12

4.10

8.23

20.45

8.26

0.02

23.12

88

Oils

0.06

0.75

2.30

4.48

1.53

0.02

5.62

114

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

334

271

304

393

320

185

447

19

Aid + Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

231,584

299,425

421,251

593,860

356,274

137,449

654,581

42

Commercial Food Import Bill (US$ 000)

142,518

229,870

365,251

548,663

287,730

93,698

586,503

55

Commerical Unit Cost (US $/1000 calories)

0.42

0.73

0.84

0.78

0.67

0.26

0.98

30

Commercial Food Import Bill / GDP (%)

3.53

3.54

4.03

4.50

3.81

2.20

5.42

24

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

24.65

11.77

10.17

9.33

15.04

6.32

37.58

55

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

27.97

18.33

14.18

11.79

19.34

8.87

43.02

45

Commercial Food Value Bill Shares (%)

Wheat

41.66

23.67

23.33

21.10

28.74

0.00

72.27

62

Coarse Grains

0.24

1.11

2.41

2.54

1.35

0.00

4.19

88

Rice

17.73

7.17

7.91

4.66

10.14

0.00

80.83

163

Dairy

9.35

15.96

16.51

19.34

14.63

6.89

23.34

34

Meat

0.09

0.55

0.43

0.52

0.38

0.00

1.02

73

Sugar

24.81

36.55

30.65

24.75

29.57

8.01

59.74

32

Fruits and Vegetables

5.77

12.60

14.40

20.64

12.31

0.17

26.92

62

Oils

0.35

2.40

4.36

6.46

2.89

0.00

8.76

87


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