Per Capita Chocolate Consumption in Japan

The following table shows statistics of chocolate consumption in Japan. Consumption per capita is gradually increasing. Imported chocolate is rapidly increasing. 

Year	Production in Japan (ton)	Imported (ton)	Exported (ton)	Consumption in Japan (ton)	Consumption per capita in Japan (kg)
1982	156,000	4,938	1,110	159,828	1.35
1983	157,000	4,923	1,468	160,455	1.34
1984	154,000	5,223	1,486	157,737	1.31
1985	156,000	5,908	1,485	160,423	1.33
1986	157,000	8,285	832	164,453	1.35
1987	161,000	12,992	823	173,169	1.42
1988	171,000	20,772	793	190,979	1.56
1989	181,000	18,344	871	198,473	1.61
1990	180,000	15,311	662	194,649	1.57
1991	197,000	12,100	1,276	207,824	1.68
1992	195,000	12,978	902	207,076	1.66
1993	191,100	13,940	701	204,339	1.64
1994	181,500	15,341	646	196,195	1.57
1995	187,000	16,228	592	202,636	1.61
1996	191,700	17,715	741	208,674	1.66
1997	189,500	17,413	958	205,955	1.63
1998	190,500	15,730	1,514	204,716	1.62
1999	200,600	16,261	1,830	215,031	1.70
2000	217,000	17,960	1,678	233,282	1.84
2001	223,600	17,331	1,904	239,027	1.88
2002	213,500	19,091	1,996	230,595	1.81
2003	217,800	19,550	2,204	235,146	1.84
2004	218,110	20,323	2,946	235,487	1.84
2005	222,020	19,887	3,812	238,095	1.86
2006	222,120	20,312	4,294	238,138	1.86
2007	218,620	18,864	4,910	232,574	1.82
2008	209,240	18,551	3,985	223,806	1.75
2009	205,990	19,374	3,270	222,094	1.74
2010	204,990	20,803	3,604	222,189	1.74
2011	211,690	24,011	3,888	231,813	1.81
2012	208,770	29,751	3,652	234,869	1.84

Source is Chocolate and Cocoa Association Japan.

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