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03/09/2010
Britons 'Are Drinking Less'
Drinkers in the UK are consuming less alcohol, the latest industry figures have revealed.
New figures released by the British Beer & Pub Association, showed that there had been a six per cent decline in total alcohol consumption in 2009 - the sharpest year-on-year decline since 1948.
The association said that this was the fourth annual decline in five years and said that UK drinkers are now consuming 13 per cent less alcohol than in 2004.
The research also showed that UK taxes on beer remained 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.
Around £5.5 billion is paid in duty and VAT, with alcohol contributing a total of £14.6 billion to UK tax revenues.
The UK ale market also increased its market share of all beers in 2009 for the first time since the 1960s and the number of UK brewers is now at its highest since 1940.
Beer makes up 60 per cent of all alcohol sales in pubs, hotels and restaurants, with wine in second place on 17 per cent.
Total spending on beer is £17 billion per year - 41 per cent of all spending on alcohol - with £13.5 billion being spent in pubs, clubs and restaurants and £3.5 billion being spend in shops and supermarkets.
A total of £26.5 billion is spent on alcohol in total in pubs, clubs and restaurants.
The average price of a pint of bitter is £2.58, while the average for a pint of lager is £2.95. London is the most expensive region to buy a pint, with prices 35 per cent higher than in the north east.
BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: "These figures will confound many pundits, as yet again they confirm that as a nation, we are not drinking more. Those who suggest otherwise need to focus on the hard facts.
"This handbook also reminds us of just how vital a role beer and pubs play in the UK economy, in terms of turnover, jobs and tax revenues. The new numbers show just how closely linked beer is to Britain's struggling pubs, with beer accounting for around 60 per cent on on-trade sales. Policy-makers should take note."
(KMcA/GK)
New figures released by the British Beer & Pub Association, showed that there had been a six per cent decline in total alcohol consumption in 2009 - the sharpest year-on-year decline since 1948.
The association said that this was the fourth annual decline in five years and said that UK drinkers are now consuming 13 per cent less alcohol than in 2004.
The research also showed that UK taxes on beer remained 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.
Around £5.5 billion is paid in duty and VAT, with alcohol contributing a total of £14.6 billion to UK tax revenues.
The UK ale market also increased its market share of all beers in 2009 for the first time since the 1960s and the number of UK brewers is now at its highest since 1940.
Beer makes up 60 per cent of all alcohol sales in pubs, hotels and restaurants, with wine in second place on 17 per cent.
Total spending on beer is £17 billion per year - 41 per cent of all spending on alcohol - with £13.5 billion being spent in pubs, clubs and restaurants and £3.5 billion being spend in shops and supermarkets.
A total of £26.5 billion is spent on alcohol in total in pubs, clubs and restaurants.
The average price of a pint of bitter is £2.58, while the average for a pint of lager is £2.95. London is the most expensive region to buy a pint, with prices 35 per cent higher than in the north east.
BBPA Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds said: "These figures will confound many pundits, as yet again they confirm that as a nation, we are not drinking more. Those who suggest otherwise need to focus on the hard facts.
"This handbook also reminds us of just how vital a role beer and pubs play in the UK economy, in terms of turnover, jobs and tax revenues. The new numbers show just how closely linked beer is to Britain's struggling pubs, with beer accounting for around 60 per cent on on-trade sales. Policy-makers should take note."
(KMcA/GK)
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