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UK. The decline in beer drinking: in graphs
All figures from the British Beer & Pub Association:
- Total beer spend is ?17bn per year - 41pc of all spending on alcohol. Of this, ?13.5bn is spent in pubs and restaurants, and ?26.5bn in shops and supermarkets.
- The average price of a pint of bitter is ?2.58 and lager ?2.95. London is the most expensive region to buy a pint, with prices 35pc higher than in the north east.
- UK taxes on beer remain among the highest compared with other countries, with the second highest duty rate in EU -ten times higher than in Germany, and seven times higher than in France.
- Ale's market share is increasing: The UK ale market increased its market share of all beers in 2009 for the first time since the 1960s.
2 Фев. 2011 |