There are two pair sentences about products in Japan, as follows.
Which one, each, is better or (more) correct?And why?
- food vs foods
1a) More than 60% of food consumed in Japan is imported from abroad.
1b) More than 60% of foods consumed in Japan are imported from abroad.
Some definitions say:
- food (uncountable): general things to eat
- foods (countable): various food products
1b. ?In fact, I can find it in many official documents.
- clothing vs clothes
2a) More than 90% of clothing sold in Japan is made abroad.
2b) More than 90% of clothes sold in Japan are made abroad.
Definitions from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary:
- clothing[uncountable]: clothes, especially a particular type of clothes
- clothes[plural]: the things that you wear, such as trousers, dresses and jackets
2b?
What do you think about these?
Thanks in advance.