U.S. Manufacturers' Shipments of Confectionery Products 1/
Per Capita Per Capita
Year ----Shipments---- Consumption Consumption
Metric tons Million doll Kilograms Dollars
1981 1646.6 5,171 7.30 22.9
1982 1722.8 5,650 7.57 24.8
1983 1843.4 5,983 8.12 26.7
1984 1,934.6 6,610 8.57 28.9
1985 1,962.3 7,092 8.66 30.7
1986 1,905.6 7,280 8.35 31.3
1987 1,919.2 7,678 8.30 32.3
1988 2,073.0 8,278 8.71 34.4
1989 2,200.9 8,682 9.25 35.8
1990 2,195.4 9,004 9.12 36.7
1991 2,263.0 9,710 9.21 38.9
1992 2,443.5 10,428 9.75 41.1
1993 2,527.5 10,670 9.93 41.5
1994 2,608.2 10,837 10.21 41.8
1995 2,705.3 11,535 10.80 44.7
1996 2,851.3 12,079 11.02 46.1
1/ Includes chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery, excluding chewing
gum.
U.S. Confectionery Industry's Consumption of Selected Ingredients
Ingredient 1995 1995 1996 1996
Metric tons 1,000 dollarMetric tons 1,000 dollar
Sugar 1,298,389 746,950 1,312,741 739,121
Cocoa Beans 242,006 363,456 242,787 372,653
Corn Syrup (includes
HFCS and dextrose) 754,780 201,665 849,377 225,594
Chocolate liquor:
Imported 14,340 28,603 14,928 30,168
Domestic 16,337 36,404 16,038 36,423
Cocoa Powder
composition coating 17,266 19,297 18,915 20,892
Cocoa Cake or Powder 65,105 59,144 60,525 49,912
Cocoa Butter 151,524 335,843 154,083 357,964
Chocolate Coatings:
Milk 104,375 251,756 100,727 243,480
Other than Milk 51,281 103,136 47,488 94,041
Fats and Oils 111,228 115,781 111,033 123,310
Milk and Milk Produc 241,376 370,891 228,568 371,965
Peanuts, Shelled Bas 153,168 221,293 158,164 230,138
Almond Kernels 22,045 113,054 20,083 110,160
Other Nuts & Nut Mea 10,335 54,359 8,761 50,653
Coconut Meat 10,158 15,025 9,394 14,816
Other Edible Materia 327,967 497,784 329,204 494,222
Total (as reported 2/) 3,577,991 3,606,450
1/ Includes corn starch, essential oils, eggs and egg products, fruits,
jams, and other materials on which specific data were not collected.
2/ Some data withheld to avoid disclosing figures for individual
companies.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Report, 1997 MA20D, Confectionery
October 1997 Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FAS/USDA
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