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What better way to kick off the New Year than a load of numbers? No, don't thank me. It's the least I could do.

Do you want some words as well? OK, I'll throw you a few. The 1970s weren't a great time in many ways. Especially when it came to inflation. In the ten years 1973 to 1982 the price of Bitter more than quadrupled. While in the following ten years it merely doubled.

I was surprised to see how much the price differential between Bitter and Lager varied. Starting at a massive 30% - incredibly poor value given that Bitter was stronger than Lager - it fell to just 8% in 1983, after which it rose again. Not sure why that was. Perhaps the introduction of stronger Lagers was behind the trend.

This is all very different from pre-WW II. Between the wars beer prices were very stable, with just a blip 1931-1933. Pre-WW I, prices were even more stable, not really changing at all for around 50 years. Which is why WW I, with its big price increases, must have come as a huge shock to drinkers.

Funnily enough, the table just about exactly covers my drinking years. Unlike Victorian drinkers, I was used to frequent increases in the price of a pint.



Average UK draught beer prices 1973 - 2017


Year
Bitter
Lager
% difference


1973
13
17
30.77%


1974
15
19
26.67%


1975
20
23
15.00%


1976
23
28
21.74%


1977
27
32
18.52%


1978
29
35
20.69%


1979
34
40
17.65%


1980
41
47
14.63%


1981
49
57
16.33%


1982
54
63
16.67%


1983
62
67
8.06%


1984
66
73
10.61%


1985
72
80
11.11%


1986
76
86
13.16%


1987
82
92
12.20%


1988
88
99
12.50%


1989
96
108
12.50%


1990
110
123
11.82%


1991
126
140
11.11%


1992
131
147
12.21%


1993
137
154
12.41%


1994
142
159
11.97%


1995
148
167
12.84%


1996
156
174
11.54%


1997
165
183
10.91%


1998
170
190
11.76%


1999
174
195
12.07%


2000
178
200
12.36%


2001
182
204
12.09%


2002
185
210
13.51%


2003
195
228
16.92%


2004
203
234
15.27%


2005
213
242
13.62%


2006
221
252
14.03%


2007
231
263
13.85%


2008
241
276
14.52%


2009
249
281
12.85%


2010
258
295
14.34%


2011
269
308
14.50%


2012
280
319
13.93%


2013
287
330
14.98%


2014
294
337
14.63%


2015
296
345
16.55%


2016
299
348
16.39%


2017
305
358
17.38%


Sources:


Statistical Handbook of the British Beer & Pub Association 2003, p. 44.


Statistical Handbook of the British Beer & Pub Association 2017, p. 45.





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