U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for July 28: Coffee Rationing

(MENAFNEditorial) WASHINGTON, July 28, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

COFFEE RATIONING

Profile America — Friday, July 28th. The home front during World War II had to cope with some irritating impositions, notably gas rationing and a lack of new cars and tires. But what for many was a real crisis, was coffee rationing. Decreed in 1942 because of hoarding and supply concerns, it proved very unpopular. President Roosevelt ended the rationing on this date in 1943 because imports had rebounded. Coffee consumption overtook tea after the American Revolution and peaked in 1946 at over 46 gallons per capita annually. Now, Americans drink something over 20 gallons of various coffee preparations per year, some portion of that from the nation's 19,000 coffee shops. Coffee sales at the wholesale level are over $18 billion per year. Profile America is in its 21st year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sources:
Rationing history/accessed 5/2/2017:
Rationing ends/accessed 5/2/2017:
Coffee vs. tea/accessed 5/2/2017:
Per capita consumption/accessed 5/2/2017:

Coffee shops/Economic Census/NAICS 7222135:
Wholesale coffee/Economic Census/NAICS 14811:

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