3% 4%
13%
80%
Direct effect (breweries)
Indirect effect (suppliers)
Hospitality industry
Retail
365
168
803
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Brewing sector
Supplying sectors
Hospitality industry
Retail
7 | Total value added due to beer
The contribution of the brewing sector to the Irish
economy can also be expressed in terms of value-added.
Total value-added of the brewing sector in Ireland and
value-added generated by frms in supplying sectors and
in hospitality and retail sectors arising from the production
and sale of beer amounts to 1,370 million euro. This is less
than in 2008.
The brewing sector share of the overall value-added due
to the production and sale of beer equates to 27%, which
is higher than the share of the brewing sector in total
employment due to beer (3%). An key explanation for this
is the high productivity of employees in the brewing sector,
compared to sectors such as retail and hospitality in terms
of value-added.
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Graph 21.3. / Total employment because of beer : 44,540 jobs
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Graph 21.4. / Value added due to the production
and sale of beer : 1,370 million euro
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Source : Ernst & Young calculation (2011)
(see Annex III for an explanation of the methodology).
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Source : Ernst & Young calculation (2011)
6 | Total employment due to beer
In 2010, approximately 1,441 people were employed in
Irish breweries. Employment in supplying sectors is very
important with a total number employed in these sectors
arising from the brewing sector of around 5,880.
Around 35,690 jobs in the hospitality sector and 1,520 jobs
in the retail sector can be attributed to the sale of beer. The
total employment impact due to beer production and sales
in Ireland is therefore 44,540 jobs. Compared to 2008,
this means a decrease of 7904 jobs. This job loss occurred
in the beer industry itself and in the hospitality sector.
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