World: Positive tendencies of beer sales for January-September 2005

Most beer sales news was positive lately. Country statistics for January/September 2005:

Poland + 6.3 %, Czech Republic + 2.5 %, Finland + 3.5 %. Germany October + 1.9 %, January/October – 0,2 %. Company news: Inbev January/September + 6.8 %, SABMiller April/September + 10.5 %, of which organic + 5.6 %.

Modelo July/ September domestic + 2.1 %, export + 15 %. Femsa same period domestic + 5.5 % export + 18.7 %. Negative were U.S. domestic sales January/August 143.85 million hl versus 146.0 last year.

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