asked the Taoiseach if he will indicate the total consumption of (a) bread; (b) flour; (c) butter; (d) sugar and (e) tea in the years 1950, 1951 and 1952.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Consumption of Foodstuffs.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the desired information.
Following is the statement:—
TOTAL CONSUMPTION by Persons* of Bread, Flour, Butter, Sugar and Tea in each of the years 1950, 1951 and 1952.
|
Commodity |
Unit of quantity |
1950 |
1951‡ |
1952‡ |
|
Bread |
Million 2 lb. loaves |
269.5 |
278.5 |
276.1 |
|
Flour† |
Thousand cwt. |
2,975 |
2,836 |
2,982 |
|
Butter |
,,,, |
1,107 |
1,079 |
1,056 |
|
Sugar |
,,,, |
1,653 |
1,709 |
1,937 |
|
Tea |
Million lb. |
23.9 |
22.7 |
22.8 |
*Including tourist consumption and farm produce consumed on farms without process of sale.
†Flour as consumed as such by persons, i.e. excluding flour used for the manufacture of bread and of flour confectionery by bakeries, etc.
‡Provisional.