German beer consumption decreases for years

The Germans consumed less beer in 2009, than a year before. According to the Federal Statistical Office; the sales of the domestic breweries and beer storages, decreased by 2.8 percent.

The tendency has been going on for years. Only in 2006, in the year of the FIFA World Cup Championship increased the turnover slightly.
Germany’s beer sales suffered the largest decline on the markets of other EU countries. The German statisticians reported a 7.9 percent decrease in this area. In the other countries of the world, German beer consumption showed a 4.6 percent decline – reports Világgazdaság Online, after N24.