Market Report, "Beer in the United Kingdom", Published
Beer sales continued to fall in 2012, with losses in volume terms in both the off- and on-trade. Although this was to some extent part of a longer-term trend, the falls were exacerbated by the recession. Consumer spending continued to be constrained by a lack of growth in the economy and a decline in living standards. Inevitably, therefore, consumers went out less. Alcohol consumption per head reached a historic low. At the same time, prices rose above the rate of...
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