Country profle
Population
20
16,574,989
Currency
Euro
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
21
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1 | Highlights
Beer market
2008
2009
2010
Total production (in hectolitres)
27,180,868
25,376,300
24,218,017
Total exports (in hectolitres)
16,672,803
15,383,000
14,104,725
Total imports (in hectolitres)
2,402,033
2,043,000
2,123,875
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
12,910,101
12,035,600
12,237,167
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
78.5
72.8
72.0
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
68
68
68
Breweries (excluding micro-breweries)
72
72
72
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
77,127 jobs
-8.6%
Total value added due to beer
2,798 million euro
-10.7%
Total government revenues due to beer
2,161 million euro
+6.1%
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Source : National Brewers’ Association of the Netherlands, Nederlandse Brouwers (2011)
30
Source : Eurostat, data per december 31
st
2010
31
Source : Eurostat, 2011
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The Netherlands