canuck
10-29-2004, 10:14 AM
Canadians still love beer...
OTTAWA (CP) - Beer was still by far the most popular alcoholic beverage at last count, but more and more Canadians were switching to imported brands, says Statistics Canada.
"As of March 31, 2003, imported beer had captured 12.2 per cent of Canada's total beer market in terms of value, up from 9.6 per cent the year before," the agency said Friday.
Beer sales were worth almost $7.9 billion, up 6.1 per cent from 2001-02.
But sales of imported brands increased at more than 10 times the pace of domestic brands.
"Consumers purchased $959.6 million in imported beer, up 34.7 per cent from the previous year and the ninth annual increase in a row. During the same period, sales of domestic brands increased only 3.1 per cent to $6.9 billion."
Beer sales reached $308 per person nationally, with per capita sales highest in Newfoundland and Labrador and lowest in Manitoba.
nice to know how our tax money is being spent
OTTAWA (CP) - Beer was still by far the most popular alcoholic beverage at last count, but more and more Canadians were switching to imported brands, says Statistics Canada.
"As of March 31, 2003, imported beer had captured 12.2 per cent of Canada's total beer market in terms of value, up from 9.6 per cent the year before," the agency said Friday.
Beer sales were worth almost $7.9 billion, up 6.1 per cent from 2001-02.
But sales of imported brands increased at more than 10 times the pace of domestic brands.
"Consumers purchased $959.6 million in imported beer, up 34.7 per cent from the previous year and the ninth annual increase in a row. During the same period, sales of domestic brands increased only 3.1 per cent to $6.9 billion."
Beer sales reached $308 per person nationally, with per capita sales highest in Newfoundland and Labrador and lowest in Manitoba.
nice to know how our tax money is being spent