1 Imports include shipments from United States territories; exports include shipments to United States territories.

? Figures in parentheses show July 1 carry-in stocks, to be used for comparative purposes

only.

3 Estimated.

15-year average, July 1934 to June 1939.

$5-year average, July 1933 to June 1938.

• Excludes shipments to United States territories.

Discrepancies in percentages as between tons and bushels are due to varying weights

of the various grains.

• Production and foreign trade include oil equivalent of domestic oilseeds exported, or to be exported, for crushing abroad.

11 5-year average, July 1935 to June 1940.

12 Primary distributor stocks only.

18 Beef, veal, lamb and mutton, and pork, carcass weight equivalent except that stocks are product weight of total wholesale commercial cold storage holdings.

14 5-year average, calendar years 1935-39.

15 Carcass weight equivalent.

16 Not available, but probably negligible in relation to annual production.

17 5-year average, calendar years 1934-38.

18 Canned, condensed, and evaporated milks, dried whole milk and nonfat dry milk solids.

19 5-year average, marketing year basis, beginning September 1935.

20 5-year average, crop-year basis, beginning August 1934 in the South and October 1934 in California.

21 5-year average, crop-year basis, beginning August 1935 for peas and September 1935
for beans.

22 All years are marketing year basis beginning August; prewar 5-year average, August
1935 to July 1940.

23 Estimate based on actual exports to Apr. 1, 1948, and programed exports Apr. 1 through
July 31, 1948.

24 Carry-in and carry-out stocks for fertilizer only such limited quantities as required for pipeline.

25 Imports assumed to be about same as in 1947-48, exports not expected to be more than in 1947-48.

26 Figures for plywood and hewn ties not included.

27 Calendar years 1946, 1947, and 1948.

29 Preliminary estimate.

29 1937 only.

30 Production and stocks are on grease basis. Imports and exports are actual weight basis, either grease or scoured.

31 Carry-out stocks are Jan. 1, 1936-40, average.

NOTE. Data for 1948-49, 1947-48, and 1946-47 are on fiscal year basis except as otherwise noted.

APPARENT PER CAPITA CIVILIAN CONSUMPTION OF MAJOR FOOD COMMODITIES, 1935-48

Then, there is a table showing the apparent consumption of major food commodities on a per capita basis, calendar years, 1935-39, average, and 1946, 1947, and 1948 (forecasted) with percentage compari

son.

(The matter referred to is as follows:)

Apparent civilian consumption of major food commodities on a per capita basis, calendar years, 1935-39 average, 1946, 1947, and forecasts for 1948 with percentage comparisons 1

Apparent civilian consumption of major food commodities on a per capita basis, calendar years, 1935-39 average, 1946, 1947, and forecasts for 1948 with percentage comparisons-Continued

1 Data on calendar-year basis except for dried fruits which are on a pack-year basis; fresh citrus fruits and peanuts on a crop-year basis, rice on August 1 year. All years begin in year indicated except for fresh citrus which begins in October of the previous year and rice which begins in August of previous year.

2 In terms of number of eggs, the apparent per capita consumption was 298 in 1935-39, 350 in 1944, 397 in 1945, 374 in 1946, and 380 estimated for 1947 and 1948.

* Computed from unrounded data.

Not available until April-June issue.

Average 1937-39. Data prior to 1937 are not available.
All barley food products in terms of malt equivalent.
Includes white, whole wheat, and Semolina flour.
Green-bean basis.

NOTE.-Population estimates used to obtain per capita consumption figures are official Census estimates of total population adjusted for underenumeration of children under 5 and for military personnel not eating out of civilian supplies.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF GRAIN PRODUCTION IN PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES, ETC.

Estimated production of bread grains and coarse grains in ERP countries (excluding dependent overseas territories) and in specified major exporting countries, 1948-49, prewar average, 1946-47, and 1947-48