For the years, 1916 and 1917, the latter being the latest of the published data available, the total consumption of coffee in the United States is given in the following table:

Imports, Exports and Consumption op Coffee, 1916-1917

1916 - Pounds

Value $

1917 - Pounds

Value $

Imported....

1,166,888,327

118,813,421

1,286,524,073

122,607,254

Exported ....

35,293,688

4,550,522

67,162,222

8,300,943

Consumed ...

1,131,594,639

114,262,899

1,219,361,851

114,306,311

Assuming the population of the United States to be 110,000,000 the consumption of coffee amounts to 11 pounds per person per year.