Lar “Doce” Lar: uma análise do consumo de açúcar e de produtos relacionados no Brasil
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This study evaluates the consumption characteristics of sugar and products
containing sugar based on data from the Brazilian Family Budget Surveys carried out
in 2002/03 and 2008/09. The methodological approach consists in estimating the income
elasticities, as proposed by Hoffmann (1983, 2010), to capture changes in elasticities as
income varies. The results show a significant reduction in per capita consumption and
expenditure with crystal and refined sugar in the period, while the consumption of sugar
through products containing sugar has increased. In addition, the income elasticity
estimated for industrial products was much higher than for sugar, suggesting that there is
a growing preference for industrial products as income increases.