Proportion of Consumption by Type of Products
Unit: Percentage
	Products	1997/98	2002/03	Compare(%)
1	Rice	46.2	35.4	-23.4
2	Flour and bread	2.3	2.3	0.0
3	Meet	16.1	22.3	38.5
4	Fish	12.9	13.3	3.1
5	Milk, Cheese and eggs	0.9	1.1	22.2
6	Oils and Fats	0.2	0.3	50.0
7	Fruits	1.7	5.6	229.4
8	Vegetable and potatoes	9.1	8.6	-5.5
9	Sugar and Sweets	1	1.3	30.0
10	Breverage, coffee and tea	1.4	1.5	7.1
11	Take away food	4.1	4.8	17.1
12	Others	4.1	3.5	-14.6
Data source: NSC-Lao Expenditure and Consumption Survey II and III