asked the Taoiseach the annual gross expenditure on alcohol (current price); the percentage of total gross consumer spending on alcohol; gross expenditure on alcohol at constant market prices; and the percentage of total consumer spending at constant market prices for the last five years.
Written Answers. - Expenditure on Alcohol.
45.
The estimates requested by the Deputy for the years 1980-85 are as follows:
|
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
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Personal consumption expenditure on alcololic beverages*: |
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at current market prices (£m.) |
696 |
845 |
1010 |
1041 |
1135 |
1230 |
|
as % of total personal consumption expenditure (%) |
11.3 |
11.3 |
12.6 |
12.0 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
|
at constant (1980) market prices (£m) |
696 |
673 |
657 |
597 |
631 |
666 |
|
As percentage of total personal consumption expenditure at constant (1980) prices |
11.3 |
10.7 |
11.4 |
10.5 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
* Includes expenditure by visitors to Ireland and excludes expenditure on alcohol by Irish visitors abroad.