Table 7.

9
Demand for Chickens, United States, 1960-1982
YEAR = Year
Y
= Per Capita Consumption of Chickens, Pounds
X2 = Real Disposable Income Per Capita, $
X3 = Real Retail Price of Chicken Per Pound, Cents
X4 = Real Retail Price of Pork Per Pound, Cents
X5 = Real Retail Price of Beef Per Pound, Cents
X6 = Composite Real Price of Chicken Substitutes Per Pound, Cents
YEAR
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982

Y
27.8
29.9
29.8
30.8
31.2
33.3
35.6
36.4
36.7
38.4
40.4
40.3
41.8
40.4
40.7
40.1
42.7
44.1
46.7
50.6
50.1
51.7
52.9

X2
397.5
413.3
439.2
459.7
492.9
528.6
560.3
624.6
666.4
717.8
768.2
843.3
911.6
931.1
1021.5
1165.9
1349.6
1449.4
1575.5
1759.1
1994.2
2258.1
2478.7

X3
42.2
38.1
40.3
39.5
37.3
38.1
39.3
37.8
38.4
40.1
38.6
39.8
39.7
52.1
48.9
58.3
57.9
56.5
63.7
61.6
58.9
66.4
70.4

X4
50.7
52.0
54.0
55.3
54.7
63.7
69.8
65.9
64.5
70.0
73.2
67.8
79.1
95.4
94.2
123.5
129.9
117.6
130.9
129.8
128.0
141.0
168.2

X5
78.3
79.2
79.2
79.2
77.4
80.2
80.4
83.9
85.5
93.7
106.1
104.8
114.0
124.1
127.6
142.9
143.6
139.2
165.5
203.3
219.6
221.6
232.6

X6
65.8
66.9
67.8
69.6
68.7
73.6
76.3
77.2
78.1
84.7
93.3
89.7
100.7
113.5
115.3
136.7
139.2
132.0
132.1
154.4
174.9
180.8
189.4