Data for Demand for Beef in Canada The data set contains annual data for the Canadian economy from 1975 to 1994. The data was retrieved from the CANSIM Statistics Canada data base. The CANSIM series identifiers and descriptions are: D226768 : Per capita disappearance of beef - retail basis (in pounds) P800005 : Fresh or frozen beef - Consumer price index (1986=100) P800009 : Fresh or frozen chicken - Consumer price index (1986=100) D44955 : Personal disposable income per person (in dollars) P800001 : Food (all items) - Consumer price index (1986=100) D44958 : Implicit price index, final domestic demand (1986=100) Note that the beef consumption variable is measured as "disappearance" of beef. This means that the data includes waste by the retail store, restaurant or consumer. A listing of the data set (filename: BEEF.txt) follows. 1975 79.2 42.0 51.3 4883 44.0 49.0 1976 84.2 39.3 51.3 5453 45.2 53.0 1977 80.1 41.8 51.6 5941 48.9 56.8 1978 75.0 61.1 59.9 6634 56.5 60.7 1979 63.7 80.3 66.0 7408 63.9 65.8 1980 63.1 87.2 71.0 8281 70.8 71.4 1981 64.8 89.5 84.5 9545 78.9 78.8 1982 64.2 88.9 86.8 10430 84.6 86.3 1983 63.9 89.6 89.9 10843 87.7 90.7 1984 60.9 95.5 95.8 11686 92.6 93.9 1985 61.7 97.9 91.8 12387 95.2 97.0 1986 61.2 100.0 100.0 12902 100.0 100.0 1987 58.2 109.1 106.1 13613 104.4 103.9 1988 58.2 110.8 107.6 14658 107.2 107.7 1989 56.6 113.2 120.0 15783 111.1 112.5 1990 54.5 117.6 126.1 16263 115.7 116.6 1991 53.4 118.3 123.5 16570 121.2 119.9 1992 51.7 116.8 123.0 16753 120.8 121.4 1993 49.6 123.1 125.6 16874 122.8 123.0 1994 50.6 124.1 119.3 17003 123.3 123.9 [SHAZAM Guide home]