3rd Sep 10
Alcohol use down in the UK
by Katie Naylor
A recent report has shown that alcohol use in the UK has decreased to the lowest levels seen in the country since 1948, with a six per cent decline in consumption in 2009. The latest numbers were provided by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), who also said that drinkers in Britain are now consuming almost 13 per cent less alcohol than they did in 2004.
The data which the BBPA used was acquired through HM Revenue and Customs figures which detailed the amount of alcohol sold by producers as well as by alcohol importers into the UK. Further information gleaned from the statistics showed that beer is the most popular drink among Britons, accounting for 60 per cent of all alcohol sales, with wine coming in at a distant second at 17 per cent.
Analysts are unable to determine what the exact reasons are for the continued decrease in alcohol consumption in the UK, although most believe it is a combination of increased alcohol awareness, as well as less available disposable income due to recessionary tendencies suffered by consumers over the past few years. According to Neil Williams, a representative of the BBPA, another possible cause of the decrease in alcohol consumption is due to an increase in Government taxation of alcoholic beverages, particularly beer.
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