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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the annual per capita
consumption of bananas (in pounds) in the U.S. from 1976 to 2003 was
as follows:
1976 --19.3
1977 --19.2
1978 --20.2
1979 --21.0
1980 --20.8
1981 --21.5
1982 --22.5
1983 --21.3
1984 --22.2
1985 --23.5
1986 --25.8
1987 --25.0
1988 --24.3
1989 --24.7
1990 --24.4
1991 --25.0
1992 --27.1
1993 --26.6
1994 --27.8
1995 --27.1
1996 --27.6
1997 --27.2
1998 --28.0
1999 --30.7
2000 --28.4
2001 --26.6
2002 --26.8
2003 --26.2
USDA: 2004 Yearbook: Table A-1--U.S. per capita use of selected,
commercially produced, fresh, and processing fruits and tree nuts,
1976-2003
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/FTS/Yearbook04/Tables.pdf
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