Table 6 | |||||||||||
SELECTED FOOD IMPORTS 1992 - 2001(EC$'000) | |||||||||||
% Change | |||||||||||
Item | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 00/01 |
Poultry | 1,393 | 1,459 | 2,281 | 2,476 | 2,516 | 2,510 | 3,163 | 2,409 | 2,819 | 3,218 | 14.2 |
Other Meat | 1,512 | 1,657 | 2,287 | 2,150 | 2,088 | 2,259 | 2,737 | 2,732 | 3,051 | 3,021 | -1.0 |
Fish | 641 | 1,070 | 1,446 | 1,074 | 1,222 | 1,438 | 1,887 | 1,094 | 1,300 | 1,443 | 11.0 |
Dairy Products | 1,973 | 2,341 | 3,012 | 2,770 | 2,917 | 3,026 | 3,622 | 3,554 | 3,808 | 4,317 | 13.4 |
Eggs & Egg Substitutes | 24 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 123 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | -43.8 |
Vegetables | 2,025 | 2,216 | 3,112 | 2,801 | 3,327 | 3,324 | 4,223 | 3,540 | 4,064 | 4,661 | 14.7 |
Fruits & Nuts | 1,044 | 1,227 | 1,815 | 1,586 | 2,120 | 2,119 | 2,893 | 2,684 | 2,932 | 3,397 | 15.9 |
Coffee, Tea | 130 | 142 | 229 | 237 | 170 | 170 | 284 | 292 | 377 | 399 | 5.8 |
Rice | 379 | 372 | 471 | 444 | 505 | 505 | 566 | 491 | 576 | 612 | 6.3 |
Flour | 363 | 411 | 508 | 442 | 497 | 497 | 604 | 604 | 618 | 628 | 1.6 |
Margarine | 328 | 288 | 332 | 263 | 320 | 345 | 372 | 377 | 380 | 385 | 1.3 |
Sugar | 377 | 441 | 450 | 357 | 387 | 468 | 534 | 424 | 475 | 504 | 6.1 |
Water | 380 | 624 | 926 | 1,132 | 1,308 | 1,408 | 1,806 | 1,800 | 1,889 | 1,615 | -14.5 |