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Table 1-5Food available by major group, per person — Meats and fish1

Meats and fish
  Red meats, carcass weight Red meats, retail weight Red meats, boneless weight Poultry, eviscerated weight Poultry, boneless weight Total fish 2
  kilograms
1960 64.14 50.76 43.15 .. .. ..
1961 63.57 50.27 42.86 .. .. ..
1962 63.83 50.44 43.09 .. .. ..
1963 65.26 51.23 44.12 14.73 10.47 ..
1964 68.12 53.38 46.47 15.67 11.13 ..
1965 68.20 53.36 46.69 16.35 11.63 ..
1966 67.89 53.14 46.59 17.60 12.54 ..
1967 71.51 56.05 49.07 18.26 12.99 ..
1968 72.00 56.42 49.50 17.82 12.66 ..
1969 70.48 55.19 48.63 19.35 13.70 ..
1970 73.02 56.86 50.37 20.26 14.33 ..
1971 76.90 59.86 53.28 19.15 13.55 ..
1972 78.23 60.90 54.36 19.56 13.83 ..
1973 74.84 58.19 52.16 20.20 14.24 ..
1974 77.06 59.81 53.83 19.70 13.92 ..
1975 78.28 60.73 54.85 18.43 12.99 ..
1976 80.56 62.16 56.58 19.45 13.66 ..
1977 78.79 60.78 55.44 20.31 14.25 ..
1978 76.27 58.92 53.88 20.97 14.67 ..
1979 73.14 55.65 51.66 22.34 15.62 ..
1980 74.98 57.17 53.25 22.30 15.53 ..
1981 74.58 56.72 52.95 22.11 15.28 ..
1982 71.58 54.40 50.83 22.22 15.13 ..
1983 72.41 54.79 51.53 22.50 15.13 ..
1984 69.94 52.98 49.85 23.11 15.51 ..
1985 71.00 53.81 50.73 24.62 16.47 ..
1986 70.30 52.91 49.96 25.08 16.67 ..
1987 67.48 50.75 47.25 26.51 17.51 ..
1988 67.43 50.58 47.01 27.42 17.74 8.66
1989 67.89 51.13 47.62 27.09 17.22 9.59
1990 64.30 48.50 45.13 28.15 17.82 8.95
1991 63.17 47.63 44.18 28.31 17.90 8.64
1992 64.56 48.66 45.20 28.82 18.35 8.74
1993 62.01 46.66 43.33 29.15 18.69 9.50
1994 63.77 48.08 44.63 30.87 19.68 8.34
1995 63.11 47.54 44.23 30.58 19.38 7.91
1996 60.83 45.80 42.71 30.77 19.38 8.42
1997 60.15 45.24 42.17 31.76 19.92 8.79
1998 64.14 48.31 45.09 32.64 20.46 8.84
1999 66.53 50.19 46.89 33.77 21.11 10.04
2000 64.01 48.18 44.90 35.27 22.03 9.51
2001 62.82 47.28 44.06 36.45 22.74 9.65
2002 61.60 46.37 43.23 36.71 22.90 9.55
2003 61.12 46.04 42.86 36.54 22.81 9.80
2004 61.23 46.20 43.06 37.07 23.14 9.11
2005 56.23 42.29 39.34 37.26 23.27 9.31
2006 56.54 42.59 39.62 37.61 23.48 9.38
2007 58.32 43.82 40.74 37.71 23.54 9.47
Does not adjust for losses, such as waste and/or spoilage, in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants or losses during preparation.
In edible weight equivalent.