TABIE 81 „ - ESTIMATED SHARES OF CONSUMER EXPENDITURES OBTAINED BY EAST 

 COAST' PROCESSORS (AND THEIR RAW FISH SUPPLIERS) AND AIL 

 DISTRIBUTORS, FOR CANNED TUNA PROCESSED ON THE EAST COAST 

 AND RETAILED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, ANNUAL AVERAGES 

 1950-19 52c y 



1/ Based on sales of solid pack, fancy, light- meat. No. 1/2 can tuna. 



These are gross shares and include predominantly costs of labor, 



supplies, materials, etc. 

 2/ April-December (9 months), 



SOURCE: Compiled by United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 



distribution of domestic canned tuna products, it was selected for 

 study because considerable retail price data were already available from 

 the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, In addition, it is felt 

 that it is typical of the distribution of the bulk of domestically can- 

 ned tuna products. With this in mind, the percentages of the consumer's 

 dollar distributed to the principal economic functions as shown for 

 that commodity, in general, may be considered to be typical for the 

 majority of canned tuna products. For the la^er priced canned tuna 

 products such as grated tuna an d for tunalike products the picture 

 will be somewhat the same although fixed distribution charges, such as 

 transportation, which are the same regardless of the value of the prod- 

 uct tend to exact a greater share of consumers' expenditures for those 

 lower priced products. 



The share of the consomsr's dollar for West Coast canned tuna 

 that distribution takes in relation to the other shares is shown 

 graphically for the three years 1950-1952 and for three selected cities 



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