Alcoholic Drinks

2023 was a year marked by recession in Peru, which directly impacted the consumption of alcoholic drinks. Nonetheless, while sales of more expensive options such as wine and spirits saw a sharp decline in sales in total volume terms demand for beer…

In 2023, the overall consumption of beer in Slovenia continued its decline as consumers increasingly shifted towards spirits, particularly gin and rum, which have become popular as social and luxury beverages. This trend is bolstered by a growing…

Post-pandemic, Taiwanese consumers have faced weakened purchasing power, and expenditure on beer reduced in 2023, leading to a decline across all metrics, albeit at a slower rate than seen during the previous year of the review period in current…

Beer, as a product area, in Tunisia faced a significant downturn in 2023, marked by negative volume growth following a robust performance in the previous year. This decline can largely be attributed to substantial price increases across both on-trade…

Beer registered positive volume growth in Turkey in 2023, despite the overall challenging economic conditions of steep prices rises and declining consumer spending power. Whilst volume sales are lower than those seen in 2022, beer benefits from…

Beer emerged as the most preferred alcoholic beverage among Uruguayans in 2023, accounting for more than half of total alcohol consumption. In recent years, there was a clear polarisation in consumption, favouring economic beer on the one hand and…

Beer in Uzbekistan experienced growth in production despite a decrease in consumption in 2023, which was attributed to rising religious influence and a societal shift away from alcoholic drinks. This growth in production is explained by the market…

Consumption of cider/perry is low in the Dominican Republic and in 2023, it was even lower, with volume sales falling significantly. There was increased price sensitivity, as the economy spluttered, particularly in the first half of the year., and…

Cider/perry grew well in Latvia during 2023 with the hot summer creating additional demand for this alcoholic beverage which is normally served very cold. Cider continued to gain back the losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic with the on-trade…

Volume sales of cider/perry plummeted in Lithuania during 2023 due to strong preference for alternatives. Consumers are put off from buying cider due to its high sugar content, a feature that even self-indulgent consumers tend to avoid. With…