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Table 1 Value of top 10 agri-food imports in 2001/05 and 2014/18 ($1000 Real 2016 USD)

From: Papua New Guinea agri-food trade and household consumption trends point towards dietary change and increased overweight and obesity prevalence

Food imports

2001/05

2014/18

% of each item in total food import

% annual growth rate per capita

(2001–2018)

Rice

68,970

111,086

16%

1.5%

Food preparationsb

8947

74,761

11%

15.2%

Wheat and meslin

7421

56,989

8%

14.5%

Bottled waters (natural, sweetened, aerated)a

2642

54,119

8%

23.4%

Sheep or goat meat

32,063

52,332

7%

1.6%

Prepare or preserved fish

3312

33,577

5%

16.9%

Palm oil

4639

25,537

4%

11.6%

Poultry

705

22,424

3%

27.7%

Pasta (instant noodle)

992

15,875

2%

21.1%

Prepare or preserved meat (e.g. canned meat)

4378

14,637

2%

7.4%

Sub-total of top 10

134,067

461,338

 

7.6%

Total value of food imports

236,065

700,841

 

6.4%

Top 10 share of total food imports

57%

66%

  
  1. Source: Authors’ calculations using BACI International trade database at the product level
  2. Note: aBottled water includes flavored and sweetened water, and other non-alcoholic beverages such as soda, but does not include fruit juice. b Food preparations are comprised of processed food items including: protein concentrates, products derived from dried milk, butter substitutes and syrups