asked the Taoiseach if he will give the average consumption per head of the population of (a) beers, (b) wines and (c) spirits for each of the years 1950-1959, and the total sum spent in the State on each for the same years.
Written Answers. - Consumption of Beer, Wines and Spirits.
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The information requested by the Deputy is shown in the following table.
CONSUMPTION (including consumption by visitors) per head of the total population of (a) Beer, (b) spirits, (c) wines, and estimated total personal expenditure on each in the years 1950-1959.
|
Consumption per head per year |
Estimated total personal expenditure on: |
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|
Beer |
Spirits |
Wines* |
Beer |
Spirits |
Wines* |
|
|
Gallon |
£million |
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|
1950 |
15.21 |
0.31 |
0.31 |
15.7 |
8.8 |
1.9 |
|
1951 |
15.83 |
0.33 |
0.36 |
16.3 |
10.3 |
2.0 |
|
1952 |
14.24 |
0.27 |
0.42 |
19.0 |
9.0 |
2.3 |
|
1953 |
13.83 |
0.26 |
0.48 |
19.7 |
9.3 |
2.5 |
|
1954 |
13.92 |
0.28 |
0.49 |
19.9 |
10.0 |
2.8 |
|
1955 |
14.60 |
0.29 |
0.50 |
21.3 |
10.7 |
3.1 |
|
1956 |
14.43 |
0.28 |
0.46 |
22.3 |
10.8 |
3.1 |
|
1957 |
14.41 |
0.26 |
0.46 |
22.7 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
|
1958 |
13.98 |
0.27 |
0.42 |
22.6 |
10.9 |
3.1 |
|
1959 |
13.83 |
0.28 |
0.49 |
22.2 |
11.2 |
3.6 |
*Includes cider, etc.