Lar “Doce” Lar: uma análise do consumo de açúcar e de produtos relacionados no Brasil

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.

本研究依托2002/2003年及2008/2009年开展的巴西家庭预算调查数据，对食糖及含糖产品的消费特征展开评估。本研究采用霍夫曼（Hoffmann）于1983年、2010年提出的收入弹性估算方法，以捕捉收入水平变动时弹性系数的变化趋势。研究结果表明，在上述研究周期内，人均晶体糖与精制糖的消费量及支出均出现显著下滑，而通过含糖产品实现的食糖消费则有所增长。此外，工业制品的估算收入弹性远高于食糖品类，这意味着随着收入水平提升，消费者对工业制品的偏好正逐步增强。