Beer Sales In Pubs Down 39%
Friday 6th May 2011
NEW HMRC FIGURES
SHOW 4.6% FALL IN "ON TRADE"
BEER SALES - WITH BEER SALES IN THE "ON TRADE" DOWN
39% FROM PEAK LEVELS AS PUBS
AREPRICED OUT OF THE MARKET
AND CLOSE
Restructuring at Pubco Punch show that the directors and
shareholders are heading for the lifeboat leaving to bondholders
and tied tenants to sink in a sea of debts says GMB the union for
ties pub tenants
Total alcohol volumes released for UK consumption in the year to
February 2011 are 1% down on the levels for the year to February
2010 and down 0.1% on the figure for the year to January 2011.
Official HMRC figures released today show that the volume of
wine released for UK consumption in the year to February 2011 was
down by 0.1% on the volume for the year to January 2011 and down
0.6% on the volume for the year to February 2010.
In the year to February 2011 the volume of cider released for UK
consumption was down by 0.7% on the volume for the year to January
2011 and down by 0.9% for the year to February 2010.
In the year to February 2011 the volume of spirits released for
UK consumption was up by 0.1% on the volume for the year to January
2011 and up 1.7% on the volume for the year to February 2010.
In the year to February 2011 the volume of beer released for UK
consumption was the same as the volume for the year to January 2011
and was 1.8% down on the volume for the year to February 2010.
In the year to February 2011 the volume of beer released for UK
consumption in the "on trade" was the same as the volume for
the year to January 2011 and was 4.6% down on the figure for the
year to February 2010. Sales of beer in the "on trade" are down
38.8% on the levels in 2002.
In the year to February 2011 the volume of beer released for UK
consumption in the "off trade" was the same as the volume for the
year to January 2011 and was 1.6% up on the volume for the year to
February 2010.
These figures are from a GMB analysis of the latest official
figures for alcohol released for UK consumption up to February
2011, 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 February 2011 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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|
|
|
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Fresh grape
wine
|
Total
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on-trade
|
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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|
|
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2007
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Aug
|
125.5
|
90.9
|
79.9
|
112.8
|
133.0
|
134.4
|
|
Sep
|
125.9
|
90.5
|
79.5
|
112.2
|
135.8
|
133.9
|
|
Oct
|
126.7
|
90.7
|
78.8
|
114.3
|
134.6
|
130.7
|
|
Nov
|
127.6
|
91.5
|
79.5
|
115.2
|
135.4
|
133.1
|
|
Dec
|
127.2
|
89.9
|
78.1
|
113.2
|
136.1
|
132.0
|
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2008
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Jan
|
125.6
|
89.9
|
76.7
|
115.9
|
136.6
|
128.3
|
|
Feb
|
126.8
|
90.4
|
77.2
|
116.7
|
136.9
|
128.1
|
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Mar
|
129.2
|
89.0
|
75.9
|
114.8
|
139.1
|
131.9
|
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Apr
|
127.4
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88.9
|
74.6
|
117.3
|
137.9
|
128.0
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May
|
128.5
|
88.7
|
74.4
|
117.0
|
142.4
|
130.0
|
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Jun
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127.0
|
88.6
|
74.4
|
116.9
|
139.4
|
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
|
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
|
145.8
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125.3
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Sep
|
123.8
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87.5
|
73.2
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115.8
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139.5
|
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
|
125.3
|
88.1
|
73.4
|
117.1
|
144.9
|
132.2
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Dec
|
125.2
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86.6
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72.1
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115.1
|
142.3
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124.0
|
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2009
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Jan
|
124.8
|
85.6
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71.5
|
113.5
|
143.0
|
124.3
|
|
Feb
|
122.7
|
84.4
|
70.5
|
111.8
|
142.9
|
122.7
|
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Mar
|
117.7
|
83.6
|
69.8
|
110.8
|
140.1
|
117.5
|
|
Apr
|
121.3
|
84.7
|
70.9
|
112.1
|
144.7
|
124.7
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May
|
119.1
|
83.1
|
69.5
|
109.9
|
140.4
|
119.2
|
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Jun
|
119.4
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82.4
|
68.9
|
109.1
|
145.3
|
119.1
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Jul
|
118.9
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82.5
|
68.3
|
110.6
|
149.6
|
119.0
|
|
Aug
|
118.4
|
82.2
|
68.1
|
110.2
|
150.5
|
118.7
|
|
Sep
|
119.2
|
81.3
|
67.3
|
108.9
|
153.9
|
118.1
|
|
Oct
|
119.2
|
80.2
|
66.2
|
107.8
|
155.5
|
116.3
|
|
Nov
|
117.6
|
77.7
|
64.2
|
104.6
|
152.9
|
108.6
|
|
Dec
|
117.8
|
78.7
|
65.0
|
105.9
|
159.1
|
113.2
|
|
2010
|
Jan
|
119.4
|
78.6
|
64.3
|
107.0
|
159.8
|
114.9
|
|
Feb
|
119.8
|
78.4
|
64.1
|
106.8
|
160.4
|
115.6
|
|
Mar
|
122.1
|
78.8
|
64.4
|
107.3
|
164.6
|
120.5
|
|
Apr
|
120.2
|
77.5
|
61.8
|
108.6
|
164.5
|
117.5
|
|
May
|
120.6
|
80.1
|
63.8
|
112.2
|
166.2
|
118.0
|
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Jun
|
121.2
|
79.7
|
63.6
|
111.7
|
173.5
|
118.7
|
|
Jul
|
122.2
|
78.3
|
62.7
|
109.2
|
168.6
|
118.7
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Aug
|
121.1
|
78.1
|
62.5
|
108.8
|
167.1
|
116.9
|
|
Sep
|
121.6
|
77.7
|
62.2
|
108.3
|
165.5
|
116.4
|
|
Oct
|
120.9
|
77.4
|
61.5
|
109.0
|
164.3
|
117.0
|
|
Nov
|
120.1
|
77.3
|
61.4
|
108.8
|
161.9
|
117.2
|
|
Dec
|
119.8
|
77.1
|
61.2
|
108.5
|
159.0
|
119.9
|
|
2011
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Jan
|
119.0
|
77.0
|
61.2
|
108.4
|
160.0
|
117.4
|
|
|
Feb
|
119.1
|
77.0
|
61.2
|
108.4
|
159.0
|
117.6
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Paul Maloney GMB National Officer for tied tenants said"
Beer sales in the "on trade" 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. As a result of th
eincrease in VAT to 20% the differential in the price of beer in
supermarkets and pubs is wider than ever. More pubs will
close.
The private equity inspired property companies pubcos
that own large chunks of the pub estate are charging these
sky high rents as they struggle to pay interest to offshore
bondholders. They are doing absolutely nothing to end this loss of
market share. The restructuring at Punch show that the directors
and shareholders are heading for the lifeboat leaving to
bondholders and tied tenants to sink in a sea of
debts.
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 38.8 % 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