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Country profle
Population
62,008,048
Currency
Pound Sterling (GBP)
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
112
Beer market
2008
2009
2010
Total production (in hectolitres)
49,611,000
45,141,000
44,997,000
Total exports (in hectolitres)
4,662,000
5,486,000
6,797,000
Total imports (in hectolitres)
8,923,000
8,519,000
8,609,000
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
51,498,000
46,817,000
45,873,000
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
83.5
75.8
73.7
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
711
733
815
Beer producing companies
(excluding micro brewing companies)
39
38
38
Breweries (including micro-breweries)
725
745
824
Breweries (excluding micro-breweries)
53
50
48
Companies that only import beer for sale
≈ 20
≈ 20
n.a.
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
327,400 jobs
-17.6%
Total value added due to beer
8.6 billion euro
-17.0%
Total government revenues due to beer
10.6 billion euro
-17.8%
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Sources : The Brewers of Europe Beer Statistics 2010 edition, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA)
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Source : Ernst & Young calculations
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