1 | Highlights
27
Source : Eurostat, data per december 31
st
2010
28
Eurostat, 2011
28
Country profle
Population
27
4,858,199
Currency
Norwegian Krone (NOK)
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
28
175
Beer market
2008
2009
2010
Total production (in hectolitres)
2,570,000
2,516,000
2,434,826
Total exports (in hectolitres)
9,400
13,300
-
Total imports (in hectolitres)
100,000
259,000
300,000
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
2,670,000
2,516,000
2,434,826
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
54
55
56
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
20
25
31
Beer producing companies
(excluding micro brewing companies)
6
7
7
Breweries (including micro-breweries)
24
29
35
Breweries (excluding micro-breweries)
10
11
11
Companies that only import beer for sale
5
5
5
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
16,200 jobs
+14%
Total value added due to beer
542 million euro
+18.7%
Total government revenues due to beer
1.3 billion euro
-4.9%
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Sources : The Brewers of Europe Beer Statistics 2010 edition and Norwegian Brewers
177
Norway