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UK Reports Record Fall in Alcohol Consumption
Health concerns and the recession triggered a six percent year-on-year decline in 2009, also the fourth annual drop in five years, figures released by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) showed.
Alchohol consumption in Britain remained below the European Union average, said the association, which relied mainly on statistics from Britain's taxes and customs agency.
But 39 percent of British men and 31 percent of women still exceeded the recommended daily amount of booze, it added.
"These figures will confound many pundits, as yet again they confirm that as a nation, we are not drinking more. Those who suggest otherwise need to focus on the hard facts," BBPA chief executive Brigid Simmonds said in a statement.
British drinkers are now consuming 13 percent less alcohol than in 2004, the association said.
Beer maintains a special place in British hearts, accounting for 60 percent of all sales in pubs, hotels and restaurants, against wine on 17 percent, it added.
Simmonds said the survey "also reminds us of just how vital a role beer and pubs play in the UK economy, in terms of turnover, jobs, and tax revenues."
British authorities have long struggled to contain a binge-drinking culture which makes some town centres no-go zones on Friday and Saturday nights, and to introduce so-called "continental style" moderate drinking habits.
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