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Per capita consumption of major food groups

  1992 1994 1997 2000 2003
  kilograms
Total fruit1 115.9 124.4 128.4 127.6 133.8
Fresh fruit2 62.2 65.9 63.7 64.4 68.9
Canned fruit2 5.0 4.1 5.0 5.0 5.2
Frozen fruit2 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.8 2.0
Dried fruit2 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6
  litres
Juice, fruit2 22.3 25.9 28.0 26.9 27.4
Note: These data represent food available for consumption and not actual quantities of food consumed since they don't allow for losses such as waste and/or spoilage in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants.
1. In fresh equivalent weight.
2. In retail weight.
Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 002-0019 and catalogue no. 21-020-X.
Last Modified: 2005-01-21.

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