Fish sales in the United Kingdom drop, even as consumers spend more

摘要

Total sales of fish in the United Kingdom dropped to 355,548 metric tons in the 12 months up to June this year, compared to 359,118 metric tons in the previous year, according to new figures released by market research company Nielsen.But while consumers definitely purchased considerably less seafood, their spending went up 3 percent during the same period of time.Only a year ago British shoppers had spent ￡2.9 billion (?3.3 bil-lion/$4.4 billion), while spending increased to ￡3.09 billion (?3.5 billion/$4.7 billion) in the year up to June 2013.Ambient fish took the biggest hit on volume, despite a 1.9 percent increase in value to ￡520 million (?595 million/$786 million). British shoppers bought 8.4 percent less canned fish, taking up a total trade share of 22.1 percent (about 78,576 metric tons) compared to 23.9 percent just a year ago.