Semolina and durum flour production 2/

Semolina, durum flour, pasta, and couscous imports 3/

Total supply

Semolina and durum flour exports

Durum pasta and couscous exports 3/

Domestic disappearance

U.S. population 4/

Per capita disappearance

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 flour-equivalent cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 flour-equivalent cwt)

(1,000 cwt)

(1,000 persons)

(pounds)

1989

2,169

2,169

25

99

2,046

247,387

.8

1990

26,236

2,444

2,444

39

179

2,225

250,181

.9

1991

25,613

2,693

2,693

129

295

2,269

253,530

.9

1992

31,905

2,986

2,986

188

451

2,347

256,922

.9

1993

32,488

3,390

3,390

155

404

2,830

260,282

1.1

1994

32,631

4,330

4,330

105

552

3,673

263,455

1.4

1995

30,964

4,562

4,562

156

563

3,843

266,588

1.4

1996

32,623

4,557

4,557

174

569

3,813

269,714

1.4

1997

29,476

5,163

5,163

152

893

4,118

272,958

1.5

1998

27,056

5,539

32,595

138

1,037

31,421

276,154

11.4

1999

26,086

5,149

31,235

187

1,196

29,851

279,328

10.7

2000

31,749

5,286

37,035

268

1,110

35,656

282,413

12.6

2001

32,930

5,620

38,550

233

1,228

37,089

285,294

13.0

2002

32,411

5,922

38,333

174

1,186

36,973

288,055

12.8

2003

29,691

5,904

35,595

148

1,145

34,302

290,729

11.8

2004

26,959

5,585

32,544

207

1,365

30,972

293,348

10.6

2005

30,729

5,962

36,691

265

1,555

34,871

296,036

11.8

2006

31,948

6,250

38,198

347

1,334

36,517

298,820

12.2

2007

32,804

6,551

39,355

659

1,478

37,217

301,737

12.3

2008

30,911

6,257

37,168

877

1,649

34,642

304,529

11.4