Canadians drink more alcohol
Growth in consumption of alcoholic beverages continues in Canada. Foreign goods are becoming ever more popular, German producers are improving their position. Domestic producers, mostly smaller and medium-sized operations, are gear-ing up to meet the increased demand. In the 1999/2000 fiscal year (1.4 to 31.3.), beer took top spot in alcohol consumption with a per-capita figure of 85.5 l, followed by wine with 11.7 l and spirits with 6.3 l.
Overall, in fiscal 1999/2000, sales of alcoholic beverages from domestic sources amounted to 13 billion CAD, an increase of 5.8% on the previous year. Beer accounted for 51.6% of this total. Output of beer from private and listed companies destined for the domestic market is given by the Canadian Statistics Office as 20.65 million hl.5 million l..
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