| | UK household and eating out expenditure on food and drink |
| | Average pence per person per week (a) |
| | Units: | pence per person per week |
| | 55 | Bacon and ham, uncooked |
| | units | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| | p | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 36 |
| | Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. (2013). |
| | Unemployment data (Unemployment rate of UK) |
| | year | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| | unemployed % | 9.2 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3 |
| | | Source: national statistics 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | Source: National Statistics 2010 |
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