Evaluation of the 2006–2008 Food Crisis on Household Welfare: The Case of the Sultanate of Oman
Table 5
Monthly food consumption by commodity groups and locations.
1999-2000
2007-2008
Rural
Urban
Rural
Urban
O.R.
%
O.R.
%
O.R.
%
O.R.
%
Cereals products
19.8
13.4
17.5
13.0
20.5
13.3
16.5
11.9
Meat and poultry
25.2
17.0
22.6
16.7
26.6
17.3
22.2
16.0
Fish
8.5
5.8
7.6
5.6
9.8
6.4
9.2
6.6
Dairy and eggs
12.2
8.2
16.0
11.8
13.8
9.0
15.1
10.9
Oil and fats
3.4
2.3
3.4
2.5
3.1
2.0
3.1
2.2
Fruits
15.4
10.4
14.5
10.7
13.0
8.5
11.8
8.5
Vegetables
11.8
7.9
12.7
9.4
13.8
9.0
13.1
9.5
Sugar products
5.7
3.8
4.9
3.6
5.3
3.4
5.0
3.6
Non-alcoholic beverages
8.9
6.0
9.3
6.8
9.3
6.1
9.6
6.9
Food from restaurants
6.8
4.6
14.2
10.5
17.7
11.5
23.5
17.0
Food from own production
22.6
15.2
5.5
4.0
14.2
9.2
3.0
2.2
Others
7.9
5.4
7.1
5.3
6.9
4.5
6.4
4.6
Total food consumption
148.2
100
135.2
100
154.0
100
138.4
100
Total consumption
361.1
487.7
402.7
526.1
Food as percentage of total consumptions
41.0
27.7
38.2
26.3
Source: main results of the Sultanate Expenditure and Income Survey for 1999-2000, Ministry of National Economy. Data for 2007-2008 are from non-published tables provided by the Ministry of National Economy.
