Statistics on alcohol sales, Q4 2007

The registered turnover of wine was almost 66 million litres in 2007, an increase of 2.6 million litres or 4.1 per cent from 2006. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the turnover increased by 597 000 litres or 3.3 per cent. The turnover of spirits came to 12.9 million litres in 2007. This is 5.2 per cent or 643 000 litres more than in 2006. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the turnover of spirits rose by 2.8 per cent or 118 000 litres compared with the corresponding period in 2006.

Increase for beer

The turnover of beer was 256.1 million litres last year, an increase of 2.6 million litres from 2006. From the fourth quarter of 2006 to the fourth quarter of 2007, the turnover of beer rose by 1.3 million or 2.1 per cent.

Almost 25 million litres of pure alcohol

The total turnover of pure alcohol was 24.9 million litres in 2007, divided between 11.4 million litres of beer, 8.0 million litres of wine, 5.1 million litres of spirits and 0.4 million litres of alcopops.

Measured as pure alcohol, the consumption of alcohol among people aged 15 or over was 6.6 litres in 2007. This is an increase of 0.14 litres or 2.2 per cent from 2006.

Tables:

• Table 1 Turnover of spirits, wine, beer and Alco pops. 1 000 litres
• Table 2 Turnover of spirits, wine, beer and alco pops per capita 15 years and over. Litres