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As well as lots of lovely Dutch numbers, the archive document also fills in some gaps in general European statistics. Like beer consumption.I can't recall ever seeing numbers which cover this period. The ones I have only cover from the 1970s onwards, This set shows quite a different picture to the later one.
No shock that Belgium is up there at the top. Nor that the UK was quite high. The big shocker is Ireland, which in the last few decades has always been in the top ten. Shocking to think that they used to rank below Sweden and Switzerland.
Interesting to see that Holland and the UK were the only countries to see a significant increase in consumption during the war years. Especially when compared to the three neutral countries in the tablem Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland.
Beer consumption per capita 1937 - 1954
Year
Belgium
Luxemburg
UK
Denmark
Ireland
Sweden
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
1937
171
126
86
57
36
43
51
64
1938
168
132
86
58
33
45
51
70
25.3
1939
155
115
89
59
36
46
52
—
27.4
1940
—
87
88
48
36
40
59
—
33.4
1941
71
—
100
54
34
35
47
—
43.2
1942
62
—
101
50
33
32
33
—
39.1
1945
59
—
102
56
32
35
24
—
42.6
1944
58
—
107
62
42
45
20
—
34.2
1945
94
22
110
51
43
37
24
—
21.2
1946
129
71
104
65
48
38
27
—
32.0
1947
148
75
100
68
48
41
37
38
28.3
1948
155
67
94
71
40
40
37
22
22.9
1949
125
77
88
75
51
39
41
29
17.4
1950
118
87
82
72
49
38
42
37
18.2
1951
115
—
82
67
50
37
44
47
18.3
1952
118
—
82
65
54
38
49.7
52
18.9
1953
120
98
85
70
—
38.7
49.9
56.8
21.4
1954
120
81.8
70
58.9
23.5
Source:
De Nederlandse Brouwindustrie in Cijfers, by Dr. H. Hoelen, Centraal Brouwerij Kantoor, 1955, held at the Amsterdam City Archives, pages 51 and 55.
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As well as lots of lovely Dutch numbers, the archive document also fills in some gaps in general European statistics. Like beer consumption.I can't recall ever seeing numbers which cover this period. The ones I have only cover from the 1970s onwards, This set shows quite a different picture to the later one.
No shock that Belgium is up there at the top. Nor that the UK was quite high. The big shocker is Ireland, which in the last few decades has always been in the top ten. Shocking to think that they used to rank below Sweden and Switzerland.
Interesting to see that Holland and the UK were the only countries to see a significant increase in consumption during the war years. Especially when compared to the three neutral countries in the tablem Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland.
Beer consumption per capita 1937 - 1954
Year
Belgium
Luxemburg
UK
Denmark
Ireland
Sweden
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
1937
171
126
86
57
36
43
51
64
1938
168
132
86
58
33
45
51
70
25.3
1939
155
115
89
59
36
46
52
—
27.4
1940
—
87
88
48
36
40
59
—
33.4
1941
71
—
100
54
34
35
47
—
43.2
1942
62
—
101
50
33
32
33
—
39.1
1945
59
—
102
56
32
35
24
—
42.6
1944
58
—
107
62
42
45
20
—
34.2
1945
94
22
110
51
43
37
24
—
21.2
1946
129
71
104
65
48
38
27
—
32.0
1947
148
75
100
68
48
41
37
38
28.3
1948
155
67
94
71
40
40
37
22
22.9
1949
125
77
88
75
51
39
41
29
17.4
1950
118
87
82
72
49
38
42
37
18.2
1951
115
—
82
67
50
37
44
47
18.3
1952
118
—
82
65
54
38
49.7
52
18.9
1953
120
98
85
70
—
38.7
49.9
56.8
21.4
1954
120
81.8
70
58.9
23.5
Source:
De Nederlandse Brouwindustrie in Cijfers, by Dr. H. Hoelen, Centraal Brouwerij Kantoor, 1955, held at the Amsterdam City Archives, pages 51 and 55.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2021/12/beer-consumption-per-capita-1937-1954.html)