14
0
0,5
1
Of which
exports
Production
0
5
10
20
15
25
30
35
40
0,3
Purchases
of supplies
Value added
Production
value (million €)
Million
hectolitres (hl)
20
0,1
140
0
30
60
150
120
90
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Employment
Taxes, excise and social
security contributions (ssc)
brewing sector (million €)
4
4
14
Excise
VAT retail
VAT hospitality
Incomes taxes
and social
security
contributions
3
2 | Market structure, trends
and developments
3 | Direct effect
of the brewing sector
Although Luxembourg is one of Europe’s smaller
countries, beer sales are relatively high. 418,000
hectolitres of beer were sold within the Luxembourg
borders in 2010, while the total population is a little over
500,000. However, not all this beer is consumed by
Luxembourg’s citizens. Due to its size and the way it is
situated between Germany, Belgium and France, cross-
border commerce is very important for the Luxembourg
economy, estimated at 100,000 hectolitres of beer a year.
One cannot consider this economy as standing alone,
but as part of the regional market. Prominent examples
of this are that 56% of the active population (workforce)
lives abroad and 45% of the inhabitants are foreign.
There are three relatively large brewing companies
in Luxembourg. The market leader produces 155,000
hectolitres per year, while the second, owned by one
of Europe’s major brewing concerns, produces 141,000
hectolitres. The third company has an annual production
of 16,000 hectolitres. Besides these three companies
there are a few microbreweries. Foreign beers also play a
substantial role in the market. All major brands are present
and in 2009 approximately 185,000 hectolitres of imported
beer were sold in Luxembourg.
The direct economic impact of the brewing sector covers
140 employees who together produce beer, representing a
value of 34 million euro. Compared to 2008, the total value
decreased slightly by 2.9%.
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Graph 25.1. / Direct effects of the brewing sector
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Source : Ernst & Young calculation (2011)
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