China: Beer industry reports production increase in 2019

The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released data showing that the beer industry in China has posted a strong growth in the earlier year 2019 with high production and expansion rate in the alcohol-making sector, Menafn.com reported on January 27.

The NBS said that the yearly beer production of companies over the designated size increased 1.1 percent since a year before to stand at 37.65 million kilolitres.

The production came in at 2.42 million kilolitres in December of the earlier year, representing an increase of 17.1 percent since a year before.

Data by the NBS also showed that the alcohol-making companies in the country above designated size posted an output of 55.90 million kilolitres in the year 2019, a rise of 0.3 percent since a year before.

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