[Uk] Biggest Drop In Uk Alcohol Consumption In 60 Years

UK drinkers are continuing to reduce their alcohol consumption, with 2009 seeing the sharpest year-on-year decline since 1948, according to newly published figures from the British Beer & Pub Association, This, and other major changes affecting the UK beer market, are revealed in the newly published BBPA Statistical Handbook 2010. There was a sharp, 6% decline in total alcohol consumption in 2009, making it the fourth annual decline in five years. UK drinkers are now consuming 13% less alcohol than in 2004. UK consumption remains below the average for the EU.