Country profle
Population
10
7,563,710
Currency
Bulgarian Lev (BGL)
GDP per capita in PPS (2009, EU27 = 100)
11
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1 | Highlights
Beer market
2008
2009
2010
Total production (in hectolitres)
5,360,000
4,825,000
4,800,000
Total exports (in hectolitres)
80,000
51,000
62,000
Total imports (in hectolitres)
51,000
98,000
97,820
Total consumption (in hectolitres)
5,370,000
4,900,000
4,891,000
Consumption of beer per capita (in litres)
73
67
67
Beer producing companies
(including micro brewing companies)
9
9
10
Beer producing companies
(excluding micro brewing companies)
6
6
6
Breweries (including micro-breweries)
11
11
12
Breweries (excluding micro-breweries)
9
8
8
Economic impact
2010
Compared to 2008
Total jobs due to beer
27,112 jobs
-40.4%
Total value added due to beer
112 million euro
-30.7%
Total government revenues due to beer
152 million euro
-19.9%
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Source : Union of brewers in Bulgaria 2011
10
Source : Source : Eurostat, data per december 31
st
2010
11
Source : Eurostat, 2011
10
65
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