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In the expenses for the non-alimentary goods there can be noticed a decrease with 11.4% at
employers, and at peasants and pensioners a decrease with 6.5%, respectively 6.4%.
The expenses for duties increase with 7.6% at employers and at peasants and
pensioners they decrease with 0.2%, respectively with 1.5%.
On resistance media, the alimentary expenses represent, in the total of the consumption
expenses, 56% in urban environment and 58% in rural environment. The above mentioned
data indicate the fact that, in our country, not even the families with the highest income have
a structure of the consumption expenses comparable with that of the western-European
countries, where the alimentary expenses do not exceed 20% of the total expenses for
housekeeping.
As regards the consumption on population categories in the post-December period, it
has been achieved in different conditions, following the decline line of the national
economy, the significant decrease of the agricultural and industrial production, the
agriculture system, as well as the new system of distribution under the conditions of private
actions. One thing that can be said is that the average annual level of the peasants’
consumption showed a tendency of increase, overtaking the consumption in the employers’
families that recorded significant decrease. This fact can be explained by the fact that the
main source of forming the alimentary consumption is the own production.
The alimentary consumption in Romania during the analysed period is the following:
Table 2. The average annual consumption per inhabitant, for the main alimentary
products
1990 1995 2000 2005
Cereals 213,6 215,8 219,7 219,8
Potatoes 59,4 71 86,5 97,9
Vegetables 127 140,4 134,3 183,3
Fruit 59,5 45,8 44,5 77,4
Sugar 27,3 23,5 23 25,6
Milk 140,1 188,6 193 238,9
Eggs 246 197 206 289
Meat 61 51,2 48,3 65,5
Source: Anuarul Statistic al Romaniei, (The Statistic Annual of Romania), 1990-2006
There can be seen an increase of the potatoes, vegetables, cereals and milk consumption.
The meat consumption is low enough as compared with other countries [Anuarul statistic,
1991-2006].
The presentation of the average annual consumption of the main alimentary products
on countries is also very interesting.
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