Italy: Italy sets new record for beer consumption
Italy set a new record for beer consumption in 2018, exceeding the threshold of 20 million hectolitres (+3.2% year-on-year), according to AssoBirra's 2018 annual report.
The per capita beer consumption in the country increased by 3.4% in 2018.
However, it secured the third last position among other EU counterparts in terms of beer consumption.
Italian brewers produced a total of 16.415 mln hl of beer last year versus 15.673 mln in 2017. Exports amounted to 6.948 mln hl vs. 6.866 in 2017, whereas imports increased to 3.045 mln hl from 2.856 mln in the previous year.