Table 3.3.i

Average expenditure per household per week for major food groups and estimated income elasticity.
 by type of rural and Kingston household. Jamaica Expenditure Survey, 1958

 Rural households 11 Kmgston households I/


Number of households

All food (excluding alco-
holic drinks)
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Cereals and bakery products
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Sugar. sweets etc.
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Roots and starchy
vegetables
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Other fresh vegetables
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Fresh fruit
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Tinned and dried fruit
 and vegetables
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Fresh meat and fish
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Tinned and pickled meat
 and fish
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Milk products (including
butter) and eggs
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity

Oils and fats
Expenditure (shillings)
Elasticity


 1/ Types of households:


2A 2A+ C1 2A C2 C 3A 2A I 2A C1 2A+ C2


72 31 52


26.99 30.53
0.80 0.86


4.21 4.96
0.66 0.87


1.59 1 59
0.50 0.60



5.33 7.21
0.76 0.49


0.73 1.28
0.57 0.50


1.08 0.85
0.48 0.86



0.99 1.08
0.85 1.11


3.99 3.66
1.30 1.38



2.00 2.40
0.72 0.53



3.28 3.03
0.88 1.27


1.19 1.63


31 58 29 18


30.96
0.71


5.32
0.74


1.61
0.54



6.42
0.35


1.17
0.72


1.21
0.18



1.67
0.99


3.95
1.10


0.68 0.67 0.82


2.69 3.52
0.75 0.37


3.31
1.67


1.85


55.86 55.24
0.68 1.02


7.89 8.85
0.45 0.60


1.71 1.93
0.45 0.72



5.09 5.68
0.24 0.58


2.06 2.41
0.69 0.97


2.22 2.74
0.96 2.14



1.42 0.93
0.42 1.10


10.37 11.52
0.83 1.31



4.12 3.41
0.51 0.93


5.58 7.02 7.05
0.83 0.83 1.39


1.96 1.98 2.17
0.28 0.35 0.46


21 After adjustment as described in text.


General


2A =Households with 2 adults.
2A + C1 = Households with 2 adults and 1 child under 5 years old.
2A + C = Households with 2 adults and 1 child 5 to 14 years old.
3A = Households with 3 adults.


 General
 average 2/



Shillings



 0.65



 0.46



 0.39




 0.33



 0.54



 0.66




 0.69



 1.02




 0.48




 0.85



 0.60