Country profle
Population
1
8,388,000
Currency
Euro
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
2
124
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Beer market
2008
2009
2010
Total production (in hectolitres)
8,937,000
8,728,000
8,670,000
Total exports (in hectolitres)
565,000
668,000
696,000
Total imports (in hectolitres)
600,000
616,000
615,000
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
9,146,000
8,905,000
8,878,000
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
109.7
106.5
105.8
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
164
163
163
Beer producing companies
(excluding micro brewing companies)
60
60
62
Breweries (including micro-breweries)
173
172
172
Breweries (excluding micro-breweries)
69
69
71
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
38,292 jobs
-5%
Total value added due to beer
1,366 million euro
-4.3%
Total government revenues due to beer
1,472 million euro
+3.4%
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Source : Austrian Brewers
1
Source : Austrian brewers association, 2011
2
Source : Eurostat, 2011
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