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We've arrived at the final part of my look at alcohol consumption. Starting with the peak beer-drinking year of 1979 and ending with the 2016, the last year I have numbers for.
Through the 1980s, despite high levels of unemployment, beer consumption was pretty stable at around 110 litres per year. There was a slight decline in the 1990s, taking it down to 100 litres or so. 2000 saw a sharp drop to fewer than 90 litres. It recovered a little in the following years, but, after 2004, it was all downhill. Every year after than 2010, fewer than 70 litres were consumed. By 2016, consumption had fallen 46% from its 1979 peak.
The story for wine is quite different, with consumption rising until 2007, then declining a little and stabilising around 20 litres. Between 1979 and 2016, wine consumption increased by 60%. The arcs of wine and beer are quite different, implying that the decline in beer shrinking wasn't simply due to external economic factors. There seems to have been a definite move from beer to wine drinking.
Something similar can be seen with cider, which peaked in 2009. Though after that there was a considerable decrease. Even with that late fall, between 1979 and 2016 consumption increased by 65%.
Spirits are another story. Apart from a slight dip in the 1990s, consumption was pretty stable over the whole period.
Wondering what RTDs are? They're things like wine coolers and alcopops.
UK alcohol consumption 1979 - 2016 |
Year |
Spirits |
Wine |
Beer |
Cider |
RTDs |
1979 |
1.9 |
8.1 |
123.4 |
3.8 |
|
1980 |
1.8 |
8.1 |
118.3 |
3.8 |
|
1981 |
1.7 |
8.6 |
113 |
4.1 |
|
1982 |
1.6 |
8.7 |
109.8 |
4.8 |
|
1983 |
1.6 |
9.5 |
111.2 |
5.4 |
|
1984 |
1.6 |
10.4 |
110.9 |
5.4 |
|
1985 |
1.7 |
10.9 |
110.1 |
5.2 |
|
1986 |
1.7 |
11.3 |
109.7 |
5.3 |
|
1987 |
1.7 |
12 |
110.4 |
5.2 |
|
1988 |
1.8 |
12.4 |
110.9 |
4.9 |
|
1989 |
1.8 |
12.8 |
110.8 |
5.4 |
|
1990 |
1.7 |
12.5 |
113.9 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
1991 |
1.6 |
12.3 |
109.7 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
1992 |
1.5 |
12.6 |
105.9 |
7.6 |
0.8 |
1993 |
1.5 |
13.2 |
102.6 |
7.8 |
0.8 |
1994 |
1.6 |
13.6 |
104.8 |
8.3 |
0.9 |
1995 |
1.4 |
13.4 |
102.1 |
9.6 |
1.6 |
1996 |
1.4 |
14.1 |
103.2 |
9.7 |
3.1 |
1997 |
1.5 |
15.2 |
105.1 |
9.5 |
2 |
1998 |
1.4 |
15.7 |
100.9 |
9.5 |
2.1 |
1999 |
1.6 |
16.6 |
100.7 |
10.3 |
3.1 |
2000 |
1.6 |
17.2 |
88.4 |
10.2 |
4.8 |
2001 |
1.6 |
18.1 |
90.1 |
10 |
6.3 |
2002 |
1.7 |
19.5 |
91.9 |
10 |
6.5 |
2003 |
1.8 |
20 |
93.9 |
9.9 |
5.1 |
2004 |
1.9 |
21.8 |
92.1 |
10.2 |
4.9 |
2005 |
1.9 |
22.3 |
89.3 |
10.7 |
4 |
2006 |
1.7 |
21.3 |
86.2 |
12.4 |
3.1 |
2007 |
1.8 |
22.9 |
81.3 |
13.1 |
3 |
2008 |
1.8 |
22.4 |
77.6 |
13.6 |
2.4 |
2009 |
1.7 |
21 |
71.2 |
15.1 |
2 |
2010 |
1.8 |
21.2 |
68.5 |
14.8 |
2.4 |
2011 |
1.7 |
21 |
67.2 |
14.7 |
2.3 |
2012 |
1.7 |
20.8 |
67.4 |
13.7 |
2.4 |
2013 |
1.7 |
20.5 |
66.2 |
13.5 |
2.9 |
2014 |
1.7 |
20.2 |
67.7 |
12.3 |
3.2 |
2015 |
1.7 |
20.4 |
67.2 |
11.7 |
3.5 |
2016 |
1.8 |
20.4 |
66.7 |
10.8 |
3.9 |
Sources: |
Brewers Society Statistical Handbook 1990, page 34. |
Statistical Handbook of the British Beer and Pub Association 2003, page 35. |
Statistical Handbook of the British Beer and Pub Association 2017, page 28. |
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