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Table 4 Value of ultra-processed food imports from 2001 to 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

Period

Less-healthy ultra-processed* food imports

Share of ultra-processed food imports in total food imports

Sugar-sweetened food

Sugar-sweetened beverage

High-saturated fat food

Other ultra-processed

2001–03

6023

9510

23,860

7650

22%

2004–06

9125

16,455

25,821

10,294

23%

2007–09

14,361

23,570

37,513

15,729

22%

2010–12

26,127

63,648

78,113

38,785

26%

2013–15

29,918

89,579

123,719

44,186

38%

2016–18

29,036

65,522

117,231

31,731

36%

% annual growth rate per capita(2001–18)

9.0%

11.6%

9.1%

7.9%

 
  1. Source: Authors’ calculations using BACI International trade database at the product level
  2. Note: * A few items, which are not ultra-processed (e.g. butter, cheese, and sweetened milk), are included to reflect sugar-sweetened food and beverage, and high-saturated fat food groups