35 It seems incredible that the consumption of sugar, if it has increased at all, should have increased by anything like 19%. It must therefore be assumed that the bulk, if not all of this apparent increase, is due to retail and/or individual hoarding. Nevertheless a reduction within one month of 16% in the measurable stocks on hand is serious. The increase of about 161% in the cold-storage stocks of imported meat (including beef, mutton and lamb, and pork and offals) is highly satisfactory. It is, however, doubtful if the consumption of meat has fallen by as much as the apparent figure of 30%.
- Civil Defence Region
- Nationwide
- Collection ID
- CAB74
- Document Reference
- CAB 74/8/10
- Document Types
- Memorandum Statistical Publication
- File Reference
- CAB 74/8
- Former Department Reference
- FP(O)(39) 2
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.cab74.000008.010
- Keywords
- Bacon Butter Cereals Cheese Civil Consumption Dairy Fish Food Supplies Maize Meat Nuts Oil Seeds Pork Potatoes Sugar Tea Vegetable Oil Vegetables Whale Oil Wheat
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- Ministry of Food Official Sub-Committee on Food Policy
- Pages
- 4
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply