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Catalogue reference: MAF 356

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MAF 356

This series contains files produced by the Food Economics Unit of Statistics Division II of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1965 and 1984, when a new Economics and Statistics (Food) Division was created and took over this...

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MAF 356

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Statistics Division II: Registered Files, National Expenditure on Food Statistics (STA Series)
Date

1947-1971

Description

This series contains files produced by the Food Economics Unit of Statistics Division II of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1965 and 1984, when a new Economics and Statistics (Food) Division was created and took over this work. Files relate to estimates and forecasts of national food expenditure and assessments of information on food supplies and utilisation, and draw heavily on information gained from the National Food Survey.

Arrangement
Arrangement

By original file reference within accession

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

STA file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Statistics Division II, Food Economics Unit, 1965-1984
Physical description

4 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1999 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Accumulation dates

1965 to 1986

Accruals

Occasional accruals

Administrative / biographical background

The Food Economics Unit of Statistics Division II worked on matters relating to national food expenditure, demand, supply and consumption forecasts and estimates between 1965 and 1984, with special emphasis on food processing and distribution in the UK and, after the UK's accession to the European Communities, the EEC. The work of the unit passed to the Economics and Statistics (Food) Division in 1984.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10756/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Statistics Division II: Registered Files, National Expenditure on Food Statistics (STA Series)