Country profle
Population
44
2,221,000
Currency
Latvian Lats (LVL)
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
45
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1 | Highlights
Beer market
2008
46
2009
2010
Total production (in hectolitres)
1,307,000
1,423,400
1,455,000
Total exports (in hectolitres)
102,000
125,000
223,500
Total imports (in hectolitres)
261,500
284,750
361,250
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
1,550,900
1,423,400
1,492,350
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
68.6
63.3
69.8
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
17
17
15
Beer producing companies
(excluding micro brewing companies)
3
3
3
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
6,450 jobs
-4.9%
Total value added due to beer
81 million euro
equal
Total government revenues due to beer
67,5 million euro
+22.4%
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Source : Latvian Brewers’Association (2011)
44
Source, Eurostat
45
Source : Eurostat, 2011
46
Due to new data provided by the Latvian Brewers’ Association this fgures are adapted and do not correspond with the fgures used in the 2008 study.
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145
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