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Alcohol consumption > 1960	7.8 litres per capita		[10th of 24]
Alcohol consumption > 1970	9.5 litres per capita		[14th of 26]
Definition: Food > Alcohol consumption > 1970
Source: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 1980	10.5 litres per capita		[19th of 29]
Definition: Food > Alcohol consumption > 1980
Source: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 1990	9.3 litres per capita		[21st of 30]
Definition: Food > Alcohol consumption > 1990
Source: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 2000	8.3 litres per capita		[23rd of 30]
Definition: Food > Alcohol consumption > 2000
Source: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > Current	8.3 litres per capita		[20th of 30]
Definition: Food > Alcohol consumption > Current
Source: OECD Health Data 2005
Beer consumption	85 litres		[8th of 18]
Definition: Food > Beer consumption
Source: OECD Health Data 2005
beverages and tobacco > % of value added in manufacturing	12.09 %		[61st of 103]
Definition: Food > beverages and tobacco > % of value added in manufacturing
Source: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Bottled water consumption	46.8 litres		[7th of 18]
Definition: Food > Bottled water consumption
Source: World Development Indicators database
Coffee consumption	3 kgs		[12th of 18]
Definition: Food > Coffee consumption
Source: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
exports > % of merchandise exports	6.85 %		[73rd of 156]
Definition: Food > exports > % of merchandise exports
Source: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Fruit juice consumption	42.8 litres		[2nd of 18]
Definition: Food > Fruit juice consumption
Source: World Development Indicators database
imports > % of merchandise imports	4.21 %		[105th of 155]
Definition: Food > imports > % of merchandise imports
Source: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
McDonalds restaurants	12,804 McDonald's restaurants		[1st of 39]
Definition: Food > McDonalds restaurants
Source: World Development Indicators database
Pork consumption per capita	62.8		[12th of 18]
Definition: Food > Pork consumption per capita
Source: McDonald's
Soft drink consumption	216 litres		[1st of 18]
Definition: Food > Soft drink consumption
Source: USDA Census of Agriculture
Subway resturants	19,467		[1st of 82]
Definition: Food > Subway resturants
Source: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Tea consumption	0.2 kgs		[16th of 18]
Definition: Food > Tea consumption
Source: Subway, 2006.
Total spirit consumption	4.8 litres		[6th of 18]
Definition: Food > Total spirit consumption
Source: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Wine consumption	7 litres		[18th of 18]
Definition: Food > Wine consumption
Source: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor

Interesting facts on American Food

• The United States has the world\'s highest number of McDonald’s restaurants per capita. Americans also die of obesity more often than any other nation, with more deaths than Mexico, Germany, Spain, Austria and Canada combined.
• Americans consume the sixth-most spirits, the eighth-most beer and the 18th-most wine. They’re also likely to view heavy drinkers as undesirable neighbors.

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