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. 2018 Sep 27;13(9):e0204005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204005

Table 4. Price elasticity of individual and grouped food and beverage categories.

Categories 20% price fall led to these increases in quantity (gm) demanded 1% price fall led to these increases in quantity (gm) demanded 95%CI
Total diet 6% 0.32% -0.01%, 0.68%
Grouped food /beverage categories
All Fruit+Vegetables 13% 0.63% 0.21%, 1.08%
Discounted drinks 11% 0.54% 0.00%, 1.15%
All other food lines 5% 0.27% -0.06%, 0.62%
Sweet drinks 5% 0.25% -0.14%, 0.68%
Individual food/beverage categories
All other foods 9% 0.43% -0.02%, 0.92%
All other foods good 3% 0.14% -0.23%, 0.55%
Beef -1% -0.05% -0.73%, 0.73%
Breads rolls 6% 0.28% -0.07%, 0.64%
Cereals 11% 0.55% 0.09%, 1.05%
Dairy not milk 10% 0.48% -0.19%, 1.25%
Diet drinks 6% 0.30% -0.23%, 0.90%
Fruit fresh 19% 0.95% 0.26%, 1.72%
Fruit other 26% 1.31% 0.07%, 2.85%
Lamb 16% 0.81% -0.41%, 2.36%
Margarine 4% 0.19% -0.18%, 0.59%
Milk 4% 0.18% -0.17%, 0.55%
Other drinks 5% 0.24% -0.22%, 0.74%
Other meats 2% 0.08% -0.43%, 0.65%
Pork -6% -0.29% -2.01%, 2.43%
Poultry 5% 0.27% -0.37%, 1.01%
Soft drinks 5% 0.27% -0.15%, 0.74%
Sugar 1% 0.06% -0.37%, 0.52%
Tea coffee 5% 0.26% -0.15%, 0.70%
Vegetables fresh+frozen 9% 0.44% 0.05%, 0.87%
Vegetables other 14% 0.69% 0.13%, 1.32%
Water 17% 0.85% 0.03%, 1.81%

Food and beverages are listed in alphabetical order.

Statistically significant values are highlighted.