This statistic shows the value share of alcoholic drink sales in selected European countries in the 12 month period ending December 27, 2015, by category. During this period, beer represented a 40.1 percent share of all alcohol sales value in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK and the Netherlands.
Distribution of alcoholic drink sales value in selected European countries in 2014/15, by category*
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Distribution of alcoholic drink sales value in selected European countries in 2014/15, by category*
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* Europe here includes the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. Country data has been consolidated by the source for each category with the following exceptions:
Wine: UK data not included.
Spirits: Netherlands and UK data not included. France data includes punch and cocktails.
Cider: Netherlands data excludes pear cider. Italy cider data included within fortified wines category.
Fortified wines: UK data not included.
Alcoholic soft drinks: Spain and UK data not included.
Market channels used to source data include supermarkets, hypermarkets, plus hard discounters, impulse outlets, small self service and drugstores depending on the region.
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IRI. (October 31, 2016). Distribution of alcoholic drink sales value in selected European countries in 2014/15, by category* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/332490/market-share-alcoholic-drinkssales-value-in-europe-by-category/
IRI. "Distribution of alcoholic drink sales value in selected European countries in 2014/15, by category*." Chart. October 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332490/market-share-alcoholic-drinkssales-value-in-europe-by-category/
IRI. (2016). Distribution of alcoholic drink sales value in selected European countries in 2014/15, by category*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/332490/market-share-alcoholic-drinkssales-value-in-europe-by-category/
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