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The principal articles of food and drink imported and retained for consumption in the United Kingdom are given as follows : —

Articles

1908

1909

1910

1911

Wheat, wheat meal, and flour

(iu equivalent in grain) Tho

us. Cwts.

108,221

112,887

118,629

110,109

Maize ,

jj

33,034

38,692

36,239

37,997

Rice rice meal, and tlour. ,

, )

(3,171

5,590

8,161

6,097

Batter. . . . ,

J J

4,156

3,990

4,257

4,167

Margarine. . . . . ,

, t

808

862

1,114

934

Cheese. . . . ,

2,249

2,332

2,392

296

Coffee. . . . ,

, ,

261

205

261

250

Cocoa, raw. . . . ,

Lbs.

40,343

53,424

53,045

55,920

., prepared. . . ,

))

10,224

10,982

14,305

16,8662

Tea ,

275,240

283,330

286,892

293,302

Beef (fresh & refrigeratcd)i ,

, Cwts.

8,051

8,134

8,295

8,544

Mutton ,, ,, 1 ,

))

4,423

4,758

5,397

5,347

Bacon and hams. . ,

, )

6,789

5,649

4,492

5,681

Other meat. . . ,

2,fi54

2,641

2,887

2,936

Potatoes ... . ,

) )

6,909

4,165

3,314

3,213

Currants, dried. . . ,

, J

1,150

1,196

1,219

1,308

Raisins. . . . ,

),

666

743

643

670

Sugar (equivalent of refined) ,

')

30,409

31,965

31,282

32,445

Wine ,

Galls.

11,293

11,399

12,672

11,218

Spirits (British and

foreign) . . Thous. I

'rf 1 1. ,,

38,079

31,063

29,266

30,687

Beer (home-made) Thous. Sts

md. Brls.

32,939

32,294

32,830

34,247

1 Including estimated produce of meat from live animals imported for slaiighter.

2 Including Chocolate Confectionery, previously excluded.

In 1912 the United Kingdom imported about 59,000,000 cwt. of wheat from other parts of the Empire and about 50,000,000 cwt. from foreign countries. The <^reat wheat sources were : —

A.rgentina. United States Canada

18,783,700 cwt. 19,974,000 ,, 21,551,100 ,,

Australia

Russia

India

11,908,500 cwt.

9,005,000 ,, 25,379,400 ,,

Wheat flour imported 1912, 10,189,000 cwt., of which 4,213,000 came from the United States, and 4,004,000 from Canada.

Quantity of the principal food imports, tobacco, spirits (British and foreign) and beer (British) retained for home consumption per head of population : —