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Remember those posts about George Younger's export trade? Well here's a follow-up with a few more numbers. For the whole of the UK, but better than nothing.

The figures confirm what was seen at George Younger: exports to Australia were greatly reduced after WW I. They dropped from almost 90,000 barrels in 1913 to just 15,000 in 1920. I think we can guess what happened. When British beer became unavailable due to the war, Australian-brewed beer replaced it. After the war a large part of British beer's market was gone forever.

Browsing through the other figures, I was surprised to see how much beer was still being shipped to India. And, while the absolute quantity might have declined post-war, the percentage of exports that went to India remained constant, at around 15%.

Also telling are the countries selected for individual inclusion. All were part of the British Empire. While these accounted for 44% of exports in 1913, in 1920 it was just 33%. Looks as if the market for British beer was moving away from the Empire.Which is reflected in a change in the countries included in the Brewers' Journal table during 1921. Belgium and France were added.




British Beer exports 1913 - 1920



barrels
percentage



1920
1919
1913
1920
1919
1913


To Egypt
9,796
10,408
20,530
2.51%
4.49%
3.13%


British S. Africa
3,302
464
5,253
0.85%
0.20%
0.80%


British India
60,751
23,776
100,181
15.57%
10.26%
15.28%


Straits Settlements
22,063
7,928
37,740
5.65%
3.42%
5.76%


Ceylon
2,154
956
2,335
0.55%
0.41%
0.36%


Australia
15,459
4,812
89,013
3.96%
2.08%
13.58%


New Zealand
2,717
477
9,598
0.70%
0.21%
1.46%


Brit. West India Islands
13,688
5,161
21,901
3.51%
2.23%
3.34%


Other Countries
260,322
177,691
368,910
66.71%
76.70%
56.28%


Total
390,252
231,673
655,461
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%


Source:


Brewers' Journal 1921, page 24



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