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How much do we spend on vegetables

Translating the 2006/7 vegetable household expenditure to vegetable purchases.

Fact 1:
The average household spends $10.90* on vegetables per week.
*this includes fresh ($8.70) and processed vegetables ($2.20)

Fact 2:
The 5+ A Day recommendation can be broken down to = 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit per day. To meet Ministry of Health guidelines, 57 servings of vegetables is enough for the average household (of 2.7 people) for 7 days.

Fact 3:
Average weekly household spend on vegetables:
Fresh vegetables = $8.70
Other vegetables = $2.20
Total vegetables per household = $10.90
Total vegetables per person = $4.03
(Total ÷ average household size of 2.7 people)

For comparison:
Average weekly household spend on fruit:
Total fruit, fresh, dried, canned and juice, per household = $7.60
Total fruit per person = $2.82
(Total ÷ average household size of 2.7 people)

Total weekly fruit and vegetable spend per household = $18.50
Total weekly fruit and vegetable spend per person = $6.85

Fact 4:
The average spend per household per week on vegetables over the past twelve years has risen by $2.34
In (2003/4) the spend was $10.30 per week per household. This has increased by $0.60 to $10.90 per household per week in 2006/7.