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Table 1-4Food available by major group, per person — Dairy products and eggs1,2

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Dairy products and eggs
  Fluid milk Total cheeses Total creams Other dairy products Total dairy products 3 Eggs 4
  litres kilograms litres kilograms dozens kilograms
1960 78.41 3.26 .. 18.70 18.57 22.97 15.63
1961 84.36 3.38 .. 19.18 19.80 22.60 15.38
1962 85.11 3.64 .. 19.20 19.72 22.45 15.27
1963 85.99 3.76 .. 20.03 20.45 21.44 14.58
1964 86.89 3.91 .. 20.06 20.52 21.36 14.53
1965 94.87 4.13 3.76 23.82 22.27 21.16 14.40
1966 94.47 4.17 3.70 24.33 22.58 20.47 13.93
1967 93.48 4.45 3.68 23.64 21.86 20.85 14.18
1968 93.90 4.70 3.72 24.13 22.50 20.92 14.23
1969 93.99 5.11 3.70 25.07 23.71 21.50 14.63
1970 95.73 5.40 3.64 23.14 22.22 21.65 14.73
1971 94.86 5.62 3.62 22.50 21.62 20.99 14.28
1972 96.73 5.77 3.68 22.35 21.77 20.27 13.79
1973 98.82 6.23 3.64 21.97 22.11 19.36 13.17
1974 99.09 6.86 3.66 21.83 22.63 19.16 13.04
1975 95.96 6.76 3.46 21.31 21.95 19.04 12.96
1976 97.79 6.86 3.56 22.09 22.93 18.77 12.77
1977 98.76 6.92 3.47 25.32 25.12 18.28 12.44
1978 100.27 7.39 3.62 24.24 23.38 17.99 12.24
1979 102.86 7.57 3.81 24.84 24.57 18.74 12.75
1980 102.83 7.84 4.00 23.93 24.07 18.56 12.63
1981 102.08 8.39 4.17 24.13 24.33 18.29 12.44
1982 101.70 8.45 4.04 24.53 24.76 18.24 12.41
1983 100.67 8.52 4.15 24.71 24.66 17.79 12.11
1984 100.05 8.24 4.43 23.42 24.15 17.06 11.61
1985 98.88 9.17 4.71 24.45 24.02 16.66 11.33
1986 99.91 9.59 4.94 24.53 24.17 16.55 11.26
1987 100.89 10.29 5.02 25.32 25.54 16.21 11.03
1988 99.45 10.78 5.01 24.80 25.13 15.70 10.68
1989 96.38 10.83 4.89 24.29 24.70 15.30 10.41
1990 95.44 10.98 5.25 22.86 23.50 15.06 10.25
1991 94.53 11.19 5.10 22.56 23.29 15.04 10.24
1992 92.60 11.26 5.12 21.64 22.90 14.57 9.91
1993 89.90 11.19 5.22 22.78 23.06 14.52 9.88
1994 90.80 11.55 5.33 22.90 23.36 14.53 9.89
1995 90.32 11.61 5.46 23.00 23.29 14.42 9.81
1996 90.05 11.31 5.48 22.83 23.28 14.98 10.19
1997 89.14 12.15 5.62 22.36 23.13 15.12 10.29
1998 88.77 11.75 6.04 22.65 23.04 15.26 10.38
1999 87.73 11.88 6.36 23.51 23.19 15.26 10.38
2000 88.21 12.08 6.83 24.16 23.55 15.70 10.68
2001 87.03 11.87 7.13 25.12 23.78 15.86 10.79
2002 85.53 11.80 7.27 25.54 23.43 15.44 10.50
2003 85.18 11.74 7.94 25.43 23.18 15.48 10.53
2004 85.44 12.14 8.24 26.23 23.47 14.86 10.11
2005 83.79 12.06 8.35 26.96 23.30 15.23 10.36
2006 83.36 12.24 8.58 26.94 23.25 15.25 10.38
2007 83.21 12.38 8.81 27.41 23.50 14.53 9.89
Does not adjust for losses, such as waste and/or spoilage, in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants or losses during preparation.
In retail weight unless otherwise specified.
In milk solid equivalent.
In fresh equivalent weight.