Alcohol consumption 'continues to fall'

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Read into this what you want.....

Alcohol consumption in 2009 saw the sharpest year-on-year decline since 1948, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
The BBPA said the data showed a 6% decline in 2009, the fourth annual decline in five years.
The association said UK drinkers were now consuming 13% less alcohol than in 2004, below the EU average.

I didnt know me giving up alcohol in 2008 would have that much effect... :eek:

1984ReturnsForReal_2

What I read into it that the financial situation is far worse than most realise.....


Or people really have switched to cheaper brands...

Volume data would be interesting to compare.. But this is done on price alone from HMRC figures.

Really2

Will our generation be looked at in the same way as "baby boomers"

Access to cheap alcohol, 2-4-1's and generally getting drunk for the sake of it.


I hate them Alcho-boomers, they purchased all the alcohol and have drunk it or sit on it and it is worth 20 times what it was 50 years ago.
How can a 16 year old afford to get hammered anymore. :mad:
Or something like that.:)

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Really2 wrote: »

Will our generation be looked at in the same way as "baby boomers"

Access to cheap alcohol, 2-4-1's and generally getting drunk for the sake of it.


I hate them Alcho-boomers, they purchased all the alcohol and have drunk it or sit on it and it is worth 20 times what it was 50 years ago.
How can a 16 year old afford to get hammered anymore. :mad:
Or something like that.:)

I didnt save mine, I squandered it..........

Really2

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

What I read into it that the financial situation is far worse than most realise.....


Or people really have switched to cheaper brands...

Volume data would be interesting to compare.. But this is done on price alone from HMRC figures.

Or the "nothing better to do than drink" generation are now in their 30's have kids and are generally not "cool" (or the now appropriate word).

I think in times of hardship in the past people have turned to it not walked away.
So my guess is this is more of a social change.

Generali

Will they pick up (possibly) increasing sales of booze from supermarkets?

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Really2 wrote: »

I think in times of hardship in the past people have turned to it not walked away.

True.

Unless the hardship was caused by excessive spending & borrowing due to lifestyle including alcohol.....

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Generali wrote: »

Will they pick up (possibly) increasing sales of booze from supermarkets?

That is why we need the volume data.

To me that would be very interesting reading.

Generali

Generali wrote: »

Will they pick up (possibly) increasing sales of booze from supermarkets?

Horse's mouth:

http://www.beerandpub.com/newsList_detail.aspx?newsId=355

UK drinkers are continuing to reduce their alcohol consumption, with 2009 seeing the sharpest year-on-year decline since 1948, according to newly published figures from the British Beer & Pub Association, This, and other major changes affecting the UK beer market, are revealed in the newly published BBPA Statistical Handbook 2010.

There was a sharp, six per cent decline in total alcohol consumption in 2009, making it the fourth annual decline in five years. UK drinkers are now consuming 13 per cent less alcohol than in 2004. UK consumption remains below the average for the EU.

The new figures are one of many highlights among thousands of updated statistics on consumption, taxation, and consumer trends in this vital UK industry:

• UK taxes on beer remain among the highest compared with other countries, with the second highest duty rate in EU – ten times higher than in Germany, and, seven times higher than in France.

• Ale market share up: The UK ale market increased its market share of all beers in 2009 for the first time since the 1960s. Ale’s success is also reflected in the number of UK brewers, which is now at its highest since 1940.

• Beer vital to pub sales: Beer is by far the pubgoers favourite tipple, making up 60 per cent of all alcohol sales in pubs, hotels, and restaurants (the on-trade), compared to second-placed wine at 17 per cent.

• Total beer spend is £17 billion per year – 41 per cent of all spending on alcohol. Of this £13.5 billion is spent in the on-trade, and £26.5 billion in the off-trade (shops and supermarkets)

• The average price of a pint of bitter is £2.58 and lager £2.95. London is the most expensive region to buy a pint, with prices 35 per cent higher than in the north east.

• Beer is a vital contributor to the Treasury, with £5.5 billion paid in duty and VAT. In total, alcohol contributes £14.6 billion to UK tax revenues.

• Beer exports up sharply: Around one billion pints of British beer are now exported, a UK success story worth over £460 million to the UK economy.

The answer to my question is "Yes".

Really2

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

True.

Unless the hardship was caused by excessive spending & borrowing due to lifestyle including alcohol.....

I think as with any drug, they find away to abuse it.

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Generali wrote: »

Horse's mouth:

http://www.beerandpub.com/newsList_detail.aspx?newsId=355



The answer to my question is "Yes".

So?


In terms of spend is it greater, the same, or less when we include supermarkets?