Country profle
Population
11
64,716,310
Currency
Euro
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
12
107
1 | Highlights
Beer market
2008
2009
2010
Total production (in hectolitres)
16,267,000
16,326,000
16,290,000
Total exports (in hectolitres)
2,378,000
2,200,000
3,143,000
Total imports (in hectolitres)
5,939,000
5,943,000
6,583,000
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
19,828,000
20,068,000
19,730,000
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
30.6
30.7
30.5
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
n.a
333
386
Beer producing companies
(excluding micro brewing companies)
n.a
12
14
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
65,385 jobs
-8.5%
Total value added due to beer
2,936 million euro
-10.8%
Total government revenues due to beer
2,582 million euro
-0.0%
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Source : Brasseurs de France (2011), Ministère de l’Agriculture Agreste Douanes, Annuaire des brasseries françaises 2010-2011.
Robert Dutin - RCD Editions
11
Source : Eurostat, data per december 31
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2010
12
Source : Eurostat, 2011
17
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