Austria: Beer production up 2.2% last year

Austria’s total beer output grew 2.2% to 9.497 mln hl last year, the Union of Austrian Brewers said in its annual report.

Domestic beer consumption dropped by 0.3% to 8.534 mln hl, while exports grew 31.9% to 963 thousand hl.

Austria’s per capita beer consumption is estimated at 103.2 litres versus 104.7 litres in 2015. The number of breweries increased to 235 last year.

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