Annual per capita consumption of refined sugar has also declined, falling 4 percent from 1999 to 63.4 pounds, in 2005.

According to a recent parliamentary document, British consumption has declined by 30 percent since 1985.

Even before the financial crisis, the annual consumption of meat has declined to about 95 pounds a person, less than half of American levels.

Recently, metal prices have been depressed as consumption has declined during the worldwide recession.

On the other side of The Channel, the consumption is declining.

Dr. Schipper pointed to other places where consumption would decline.

Indeed, current economic figures indicate that consumption is declining.

For the population as a whole, the best estimates are that consumption of alcohol declined by 30 percent to 50 percent.

The consumption of kompot has been declining since the 1980s.

During 1981 and 1982, personal consumption actually declined.