Hungary: Biggest brewers� sales drop by 7.5% last year

Sales volume of Hungary's biggest brewers fell 7.5% to 6,177,000 hectolitres last year, although an increase in exports mitigated the decline, the head of the Hungarian Brewers Association (MSSZ) said, responding to a query by MTI.

S�ndor K�ntor said domestic sales dropped 9% to 5,657,000 hectolitres, while exports climbed 12% to 521,000 hectolitres.

Sales of beer in barrels was nearly halved to 297,000 hectolitres, while sales of beer in returnable bottles declined 26% to 965,000 hectolitres because of pandemic restrictions at hotels and catering businesses, he added.

The association data includes sales of Borsodi, Dreher, Heineken Hung�ria and P�csi S�rfőzde, as well as of importer Carlsberg Hungary.