Table 2:

Sweetener supply predictor means before NAFTA*

PredictorCanadaSynthetic control
GDP per capita27 216.2527 186.20
Inflation3.554.55
Supply, t-121.2521.21
Cereals657.75770.68
Fruits115.25111.79
Meats358.38342.92
Vegetables81.5074.52
Vegetable oils417.25397.22
Animal fats238.25206.41
Total kcals3060.383163.77
  • Note: GDP = gross domestic product, NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement, t-1 = lagged values in the previous year.

  • * GDP and urbanization data from the World Bank World Development Indicators (2016 edition). Supply data from FAOSTAT.