February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index

This publication brings together for the first time detailed information on the per capita consumption of all major food commodities in the United States, including the basic data on supplies and distribution from which the consumption estimates are derived. Sources and methods are described and evaluated, and considerable supplementary information useful for statistical analysis of the demand for food is presented.