Country profle
Population
23
10,014,324
Currency
Hungarian Forint (HUF)
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
24
65
1 | Highlights
Beer market
2008
2009
2010*
Total production (in hectolitres)
7,049,000
6,347,700
6,295,000
Total exports (in hectolitres)
559,000
251,000
374,000
Total imports (in hectolitres)
463,000
95,000
100,000
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
7,100,000
6,500,000
6,100,000
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
72
65
61
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
55
55
55
Breweries (including micro-breweries)
54
54
54
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
28,300 jobs
-16.5%
Total value added due to beer
317 million euro
-4.1%
Total government revenues due to beer
492 million euro
+1.8%
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Source : National Brewers’ Association in Hungary, Magyar Sörgyártók Szövetsége (2011)
23
Source : Eurostat, data per december 31
st
2010
24
Source : Eurostat, 2011
20
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