Table 2.
Expenditure elasticities and uncompensated own-price and cross-price demand elasticities estimated through LA-QUAIDS.
| Variable | WO | WE | WM | WY | WYF | WB | WG | WP | WV | WF | WMT | WBV | WFO | Ex p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO | −1.69 | −0.04 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.47 | 0.00 | |
| WE | 0.00 | −1.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.31 |
| 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.45 | 0.08 | 0.36 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.00 | |
| WM | 0.18 | 0.84 | −8.15 | −0.85 | 2.28 | 0.75 | 1.25 | 0.02 | −0.18 | −0.07 | 1.37 | 1.79 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 0.53 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.01 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| WY | 0.00 | −0.21 | −0.05 | −0.53 | −0.02 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.02 | −0.02 | −0.02 | −0.03 | 0.00 | −0.02 | −0.04 |
| 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| WYF | −0.10 | −0.64 | 5.60 | 0.58 | −1.69 | −0.48 | −0.76 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.08 | −0.98 | −1.33 | −0.69 | 0.01 |
| 0.59 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.66 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| WB | 3.33 | 12.59 | −125.46 | −12.95 | 25.18 | 10.72 | 18.03 | 3.93 | −1.64 | −0.20 | 21.51 | 25.52 | 13.51 | 0.03 |
| 0.44 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| WG | −2.12 | −9.24 | 89.94 | 9.14 | −17.16 | −8.20 | −13.38 | −3.26 | 1.07 | 0.24 | −15.86 | −18.60 | −9.90 | 0.01 |
| 0.49 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| WP | 0.33 | 1.76 | −16.90 | −1.72 | 3.85 | 1.50 | 2.38 | 0.44 | −0.26 | −0.12 | 2.96 | 3.57 | 1.94 | 0.00 |
| 0.56 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | |
| WV | 0.87 | 1.65 | −19.97 | −2.31 | 3.03 | 1.83 | 3.03 | 1.15 | −1.00 | 0.23 | 3.80 | 3.71 | 2.03 | −0.03 |
| 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| WF | 1.06 | 5.45 | −55.36 | −5.20 | 9.58 | 4.97 | 7.71 | 0.91 | −0.66 | −0.95 | 9.91 | 11.14 | 6.11 | 0.00 |
| 0.57 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 | |
| WMT | −0.03 | −0.52 | 6.68 | 0.27 | −1.67 | −0.56 | −1.36 | 0.14 | 0.23 | −0.02 | −2.83 | −1.53 | −0.81 | 0.05 |
| 0.91 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| WBV | 0.04 | 0.66 | −1.24 | −0.09 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.31 | −0.01 | −0.08 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.47 | −0.05 |
| 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| WFO | 0.53 | 2.88 | −31.18 | −2.99 | 7.81 | 2.70 | 4.74 | −0.66 | −0.85 | −0.37 | 5.15 | 6.29 | 2.84 | −0.01 |
| 0.61 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
Numbers just below estimated coefficients represent p-values. Estimated coefficients in bold font show the parameters that are statistically significant at alpha level 0.10. Abbreviations of food items are as follows: WO, local rice; WE, Foreign rice; WM, Maize; WY, Yam; WFY, Yam Flour; WB, Beans; WG, Cassava (Gari); WP, Plantain; WV, Vegetable; WF, Fruits; WMT, Meat; WBV, Beverages; and WFO, Fat & Oil. Exp, Expenditure elasticity.