Beer Sales Down 39%
Monday 7th March 2011
NEW HMRC
FIGURES SHOW BEER SALES IN "ON
TRADE" DOWN BY 5.9% ON YEAR EARLIER AS GMB TIED TENANTS REPORT 2.5%
VAT RISE HAS HIT
TRADE
Beer sales fell again in the
year to December 2010 with beer sales in the "on trade" falling off
cliff – down 39% from peak levels - as pubs are priced out of the
market and close saysGMB
Total alcohol volumes released for UK
consumption in the year to December 2010 down 0.57% on the levels
for the year to December 09 but down 0.35% on the figure for the
year to November 2010.
Official HMRC figures released today
show that the volume of wine released for UK consumption in the
year to December 2010 was down by 0.25% on the volume for the year
to November 2010 and was 1.7% up on the volume for the year to
December 2009.
In the year to December 2010 the
volume of cider released for UK consumption was down by 1.7% on the
volume for the year to November 2010 and was the same as the volume
for the year to December 2009.
In the year to December 2010 the
volume of spirits released for UK consumption was up by 2.3% on the
volume for the year to November 2010 and up 5.9% on the volume for
the year to December 2009.
In the year to December 2010 the
volume of beer released for UK consumption was down by 0.36% on the
volume for the year to November 2010 and was 3.6% down on the
volume for the year to December 2009.
In the year to December 2010 the
volume of beer released for UK consumption in the "on trade" was
down by 0.37% on the volume for the year to November 2010 and was
5.9 % down on the figure for the year to December 2009. Sales of
beer in the "on trade" are down 38.9% on the levels in 2002.
In the year to December 2010 the
volume of beer released for UK consumption in the "off trade" was
down by 0.28% on the volume for the year to November 2010 and was
2.45% up on the volume for the year to December 2009.
These figures are from a GMB analysis
of the latest official figures for alcohol released for UK
consumption up to December 2010, the latest figure available which
were released today by HMRC and set out in the table below.
The analysis by GMB, the union for
tied pub tenants, shows an unsteady and uneven recovery underway in
the seasonally adjusted monthly volumes of some type of alcoholic
drinks released for consumption in the UK while volumes are still
well below pre-recession levels for all types of alcoholic drinks
except cider.
The indices for the seasonally
adjusted monthly volumes of wine, beer, cider and spirits released
for UK consumption from August 2007 to December 2010 are set out in
the Table below with the figures indexed from the volumes in June
2002.
In value terms alcohol consumption is
still well down on the peak level of £43.4 billion sold in the UK
in 2007. Beer had a market share of 41.6% of all sales in 2009 and
volumes are still declining. Spirits had a market share of 20.2 %
of sales in 2009. Volumes of wines and ciders, with a market
share of 38.2% of sales in 2009, are growing. In 2009 total alcohol
sales in the UK had fallen in value by 4.6% to £41.4 billion
Alcohol: GMB analysis of seasonally
adjusted monthly quantities released for UK consumption- Source HM
Revenue and Customs
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Beer
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Fresh grape
wine
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Total
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on-trade
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off-trade
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Cider
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Spirits
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index Jun 2002=100
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index Jun 2002=100
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index Jun 2002=100
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index Jun 2002=100
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index Jun 2002=100
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index Jun 2002=100
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2007
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Aug
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125.5
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90.9
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79.9
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112.8
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133.0
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134.4
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Sep
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125.9
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90.5
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79.5
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112.2
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135.8
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133.9
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Oct
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126.7
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90.7
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78.8
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114.3
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134.6
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130.7
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Nov
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127.6
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91.5
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79.5
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115.2
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135.4
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133.1
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Dec
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127.2
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89.9
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78.1
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113.2
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136.1
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132.0
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2008
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Jan
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125.6
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89.9
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76.7
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115.9
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136.6
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128.3
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Feb
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126.8
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90.4
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77.2
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116.7
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136.9
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128.1
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Mar
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129.2
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89.0
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75.9
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114.8
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139.1
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131.9
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Apr
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127.4
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88.9
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74.6
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117.3
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137.9
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128.0
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May
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128.5
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88.7
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74.4
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117.0
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142.4
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130.0
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Jun
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127.0
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88.6
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74.4
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116.9
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139.4
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128.6
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Jul
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127.5
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88.8
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74.3
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117.5
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142.6
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128.6
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Aug
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125.5
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87.0
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72.8
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115.2
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145.8
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125.3
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Sep
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123.8
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87.5
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73.2
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115.8
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139.5
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124.5
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Oct
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124.4
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86.8
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72.4
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115.5
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142.4
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128.1
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Nov
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125.3
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88.1
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73.4
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117.1
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144.9
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132.2
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Dec
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125.2
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86.6
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72.1
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115.1
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142.3
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124.0
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2009
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Jan
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124.8
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85.6
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71.5
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113.5
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143.0
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124.3
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Feb
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122.7
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84.4
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70.5
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111.8
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142.9
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122.7
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Mar
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117.7
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83.6
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69.8
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110.8
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140.1
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117.5
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Apr
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121.3
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84.7
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70.9
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112.1
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144.7
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124.7
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May
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119.1
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83.1
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69.5
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109.9
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140.4
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119.2
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Jun
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119.4
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82.4
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68.9
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109.1
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145.3
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119.1
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Jul
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118.9
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82.5
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68.3
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110.6
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149.6
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119.0
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Aug
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118.4
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82.2
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68.1
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110.2
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150.5
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118.7
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Sep
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119.2
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81.3
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67.3
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108.9
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153.9
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118.1
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Oct
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119.2
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80.2
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66.2
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107.8
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155.5
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116.3
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Nov
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117.6
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77.7
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64.2
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104.6
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152.9
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108.6
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Dec
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117.8
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78.7
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65.0
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105.9
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159.1
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113.2
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2010
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Jan
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119.4
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78.6
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64.3
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107.0
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159.8
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114.9
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Feb
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119.8
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78.4
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64.1
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106.8
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160.4
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115.6
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Mar
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122.1
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78.8
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64.4
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107.3
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164.6
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120.5
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Apr
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120.2
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77.5
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61.8
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108.6
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164.5
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117.5
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May
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120.6
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80.1
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63.8
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112.2
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166.2
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118.0
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Jun
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121.2
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79.7
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63.6
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111.7
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173.5
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118.7
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Jul
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122.2
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78.3
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62.7
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109.2
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168.6
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118.7
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Aug
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121.1
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78.1
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62.5
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108.8
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167.1
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116.9
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Sep
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121.6
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77.7
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62.2
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108.3
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165.5
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116.4
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Oct
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120.9
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77.4
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61.5
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109.0
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164.3
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117.0
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Nov
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120.1
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77.3
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61.4
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108.8
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161.9
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117.2
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Dec
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119.8
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77.1
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61.2
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108.5
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159.0
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119.9
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Paul Maloney GMB National Officer for
tied tenants said" GMB tied tenants report to me that the
2.5% Vat rise which pushed up drink prices in pubs has hit trade.
The differential in the price of beer in supermarkets and pubs is
wider than ever. More pubs will close.
Beer sales in the "on trade"
continue to fall month by month. They have fallen off a cliff –
down 38.9% from peak levels - as pubs are priced out of the market
and close as a result of rents being too high.
The private equity insired
property companies that own large chunks of the pub estate
are charging these sky high rents to pay interest to offshore
bondholders. They are doing absolutely nothing to end this loss of
market share.
The regulatory authorities
have done nothing to save tied tenants from this market abuse by
these property companies that own pubs. The Government has done
nothing either. Pub tenants are bitter at this
inaction.
Government talk about binge
drinking completely misses the point that supermarkets are the
source of much of the drink as beer sales in pubs are 38.9 % down
on the peak year of 2002."
End
Contact: Paul Maloney
on 07801 343 839 or Hayley Brennan on 07850 919933 or GMB Press
Office 07974 251 823 or 07921 289 880
Notes to Editors
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Alcohol: UK quantities
released for consumption
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Source: HM Revenue &
Customs
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