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In 2023, alcoholic drinks in Belgium registered a strong decline in total volume sales. This performance was heavily influenced by the economic challenges caused by still relatively high inflation and related pressures on energy, production and…
In 2023, total volume sales of alcoholic drinks in Denmark remained stagnant, revealing significant disparities across various product areas. Non-alcoholic drinks, flavoured lager, rosé wine, and sparkling wine experienced robust growth, while…
Alcoholic drinks in Finland experienced a decline in total volume sales in 2023, alongside a drop in per-capita consumption. While on-trade volumes remained buoyant, off-trade sales suffered from the revival of personal imports from the neighbouring…
Alcoholic drinks saw total volume sales decline in Italy in 2023. Price spikes and pressure on consumer purchasing power had a strongly negative impact on demand for alcoholic drinks during the year. Consumers became more conservative with their…
Total volume sales of alcoholic drinks in Switzerland decreased slightly in 2023, due to the moderate drop recorded by the dominant category, beer. Meanwhile, in current terms, total value sales rose strongly at the end of the review period. This was…
Beer in Belgium, navigating challenges arising from still relatively high inflation and strong pressure on consumer disposable incomes, saw a decline in both off- and on-trade volume sales in 2023. Despite these economic headwinds, the category…
While total beer volumes were moderately down in Denmark in 2023, value increased. This development had to do with price increases and the fact that Danes are keen to buy good quality beer rather than bulk in volume. The consumption of domestic…
Beer in Finland experienced a decline in total volume sales in 2023. While on-trade volumes remained buoyant, off-trade sales suffered from the revival of personal imports from the neighbouring countries of Estonia and Lativia, where unit prices are…
Beer saw total volume sales fall in Italy in 2023. The growth dynamics of the pandemic changed for beer over the 2022-2023 period. Following consecutive years of off-trade growth (2020 and 2021), demand for beer in the off-trade declined in 2022.…
Total volume sales of beer in Switzerland decreased moderately in 2023 as a result of health and wellness trends and the general economic situation in the country. Consumers opted more frequently for non/low alcohol drinks, including non-alcoholic…