Statistics on alcohol sales, Q1 2009

While Easter was in March last year, it was in April this year. This resulted in lower sales in the first quarter this year compared to the same period last year.

Wine sales dropped the least, with 0.5 per cent from the first quarter last year to the first quarter this year. On the other hand, the turnover of beer went down by a total of 5.9 per cent, or 3.4 million litres, in the same period. The turnover of spirits dropped in the same way by 4.6 per cent, or 135 000 litres, and 1.9 per cent, or 42 000 litres less alco pops were purchased.

1.43 litres of alcohol per person

Each person aged 15 years and over drank an average of 1.43 litres of pure alcohol in the first quarter of this year; 0.08 litres less than in the same period last year. The total registered turnover in the first quarter this year was 5.6 million litres of pure alcohol.

Tables:

• Table 1 Turnover of spirits, wine, beer and alco pops. 1 000 litres
• Table 2 Turnover of spirits, wine, beer and alco pops per capita 15 years and over. Litres