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Graph 1.4. / Imports as percentage of consumption per country
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Sources : Ernst & Young questionnaire among brewers’ associations (2011);
The Brewers of Europe “Beer Statistics” (2010), Canadean ”Global beer trends” (2010), Eurostat.
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IE PL RO HU BG PT CZ AT DE ES LT DK BE EL CR NO FI CY SI NL SK UK SE CH LV EE FR MT
IT LU
Average
percentage = 15%
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Over 43 of the 343 million hectolitres of beer consumed
in 2010 within the European Union were imported (i.e.
both intra-EU and extra-EU). The main countries importing
beer are Luxembourg, Italy, Malta and France where the
percentage of imports compared to the total consumption
of beer lies between 33 and 58%.
Whereas for Malta and Luxembourg the phenomenon
may be explained by the small size of the countries, in
Italy and France the situation is due to the structure of
the local brewing sector including the presence of larger
international brewing companies, delivering international
brands to the local market.
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