At its last session, the Intergovernmental Group on Tea recommended that a review of
demand elasticities for the world tea market be carried out with the view to gaining some insights into
factors affecting consumption in major tea markets as well as updating the elasticity coefficients used
in the FAO world tea model. This document presents the major findings of a demand analysis
undertaken by the Secretariat, and discusses follow up actions needed to improve the results in light of
the limited data availability. This analysis should be considered as a work in progress.