The average consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in Mexico, the country with the highest death rates among larger nations, was 24 ounces per day.
But the bigger problem lies in framing soda taxes in terms of average consumption, such as 45 gallons of sugared drinks per person per year or the NHANES average of 203 kilocalories per person per day.
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Average UK consumption of fruit and vegetables is three portions a day - two fewer the recommended amount.
According to the American School Bus Council, the average fuel consumption for diesel-powered buses is seven miles per gallon.
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The latest NHS figures were published two weeks ago and they suggest that in England, the average weekly consumption in 2008 was nearly 17 units for men and nearly nine units for women.
The size and average power consumption of the MF93E and the MF 825 have been reduced by nearly a third compared to the first generation LTE devices making them smaller and faster.
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To boost its green credentials, the designers have incorporated 160 square meters of solar panels on the roof, as well as wind generators that can produce 28-30 kilowatt hours of power (kwh) -- the average daily consumption of a family household.
The 2013 Nissan LEAF is offered in three well-equipped models, the LEAF S, LEAF SV and LEAF SL. Standard features include a 6-way manual driver's seat, 4-way manual front passenger's seat, trip computer (instant and average energy consumption, driving time, outside temperature and autonomy range), Automatic Temperature Control (ATC), center console storage and 3.6 kW onboard charger.
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The average annual electricity consumption for a U.S. residential utility customer is about 11, 000 kilowatt-hours.
The company says it will be capable of generating enough energy to meet the average annual electricity consumption of about 8, 000 homes.
These households will arrive at retirement with insufficient wealth to maintain the average level of consumption enjoyed over their working life, let alone the increased standard of living enjoyed after the children leave.
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The company said average UK household gas consumption was up 21% over the year, while electricity consumption was up 5%.
Americans consume about fifty gallons of soda a year, more than four times the average per-capita consumption sixty years ago.
Beijing's average domestic water-consumption per person has barely changed in the past decade even though prices more than doubled between 2001 and 2004.
Cold weather meant average UK household gas consumption rose.
The average level of daily coffee consumption is slightly less than two cups, according to the study.
For instance, Adobe says its LeanPrint software can reduce paper and toner consumption by an average of around 40 percent.
At the end of a yearlong education and outreach campaign, participating households reduced energy consumption by an average of 25% and water use by an average of 45%.
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Faculty at the University of Georgia have invented an easy-to-use, GPS-based technology that allows farmers to more accurately target irrigation needs, reducing water consumption by an average of 15 percent.
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Here are the facts: Germany grew more slowly than the UK for most of the first years of this century, with consumption growing, on average, by just 1% a year.
The authors of the study in Health Affairs conclude that existing sales taxes may be "too low to cause changes in calorie consumption" affecting the average body mass index, or BMI.
In other words, if the price of Chinese goods to American consumers increased by 21 percent (on average) and Americans reduced their consumption of Chinese goods by less than 21 percent, then demand would be considered inelastic, the price effect would dominate, and total import value would rise (adding to the trade deficit).
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Between 2002 and 2011, states without efficiency goals exhibited an average increase in per-capita electricity consumption of 9%, while states with efficiency goals had a per-capita increase of only 5%.
In the case of North Carolina, a new study by the Civitas Institute concludes that a tax reform that shifts more of the burden to consumption from income would increase average annual personal income growth by 0.38% to 0.66%.
In June, diesel exports reached a record high of nearly 20 million barrels, or more than 20% of the average U.S. monthly diesel fuel consumption--97.6 million barrels per month in 2006.
Consumption has since risen fivefold, with the average American now wolfing down in excess of 3 pounds a year.
Alt indicators at current prices, including changes in inventories and consumption of fixed capital, are valued at average prices of the accounting period.
If a child is holding a 95 or higher average, we simply won't interfere with her digital consumption choices.
Soft-drink consumption is relatively tiny in developing nations: The Chinese average 23 servings a year, compared with Germans' 344 and Americans' 872.
Consumption is increasing 8% annually (versus the global average of 2.3%) on the back of economic growth (think packaging) and a print media boom.
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