Country profle
Population
38
60,340,328
Currency
Euro
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
39
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1 | Highlights
Beer market
2008
2009
2010
Total production (in hectolitres)
13,273,000
12,776,000
12,814,000
Total exports (in hectolitres)
1,503,000
1,743,00
1,869,000
Total imports (in hectolitres)
5,966,000
5,822,000
6,304,000
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
17,766,000
16,855,000
17,249,000
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
29.4
28.0
28.6
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
266
n.a
347
Beer producing companies
(excluding micro brewing companies)
n.a
n.a
8
Breweries (including micro-breweries)
n.a
n.a
353
Breweries (excluding micro-breweries)
n.a
n.a
14
Companies that only import beer for sale
n.a
n.a
8
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
139,442 jobs
-3%
Total value added due to beer
3,157 million euro
-3%
Total government revenues due to beer
3,975 million euro
-1.6%
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Source : National Brewers’ Association of Italy, Associazione degli Industriali della Birra e del Malto (2011).
38
Source : Eurostat, data per december 31
st
2010
39
Source : Eurostat, 2011
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