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Total export value of edible and nonedible fishery 

 products was $13.6 billion in 2004 — an increase of $1.6 

 billion compared with 2003. United States firms ex- 

 ported 2.9 billion pounds (1.3 niillion metric tons) of 

 edible products valued at $3.7 billion — an increase of 

 492.5 million pounds and $440.0 million compared with 

 2003. Exports of nonedible products were valued at 

 $9.9 billion, $1.2 billion more than 2003. 



SUPPLY 



The U.S. supply of edible fisher}- products (domestic 

 landings plus imports, round weight equivalent, minus 

 exports) was 11.2 billion pounds (5. 1 million metric tons) 

 in 2004 — a decrease of 634.0 million pounds compared 

 with 2003. The supply of industrial fisher}- products was 

 1.0 billion pounds (458,283 metric tons) in 2004 — a 

 decrease of 289.7 million pounds compared with 2003. 



PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION 



U.S. consumption of fisher\' products was 16.6 pounds 

 of edible meat per person in 2004, up 0.3 pound from 

 the 2003 per capita consumption of 16.3 pounds. 



CONSUMER EXPENDITURES 



U.S. consumers spent an estimated $61.9 billion tor 

 fishery products in 2004. The 2004 total includes $42.8 

 billion m expenditures at food ser\ace establishments 

 (restaurants, carry-outs, caterers, etc.); $18.9 billion in 

 retail sales for home consumption; and $213.3 million 

 for industrial fish products. By producing and marketing 

 a variety of fishen,- products for domestic and foreign 

 markets, the commercial manne fisliing industr}- contrib- 

 uted $31.6 bilUon (in value added) to the U.S. Gross 

 National Product. 



