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U.S. PER CAPITA CHICKEN CONSUMPTION

Year Pounds of Chicken   Year Pounds of Chicken 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 28.0 29.9 30.1 30.9 31.4 33.7 35.6 36.6 37.1 38.5 40.3 40.2 41.7 39.9 39.7 39.0 39.1 42.8 44.9 48.3 48.0 49.4 49.6 49.8   1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005* 2006* 2007* 51.6 53.1 54.3 57.4 57.5 59.3 61.5 64.0 67.8 70.3 71.1 70.4 71.3 72.4 72.9 77.5 77.9 77.6 81.9 83.0 85.4 87.4 89.1 90.6

*estimates or forcasts
Source: ERS/USDA