Written Answers. - Non-Alcoholic Drinks.
Michael Bell
Ceist:
49
Mr. Bell
asked the
Taoiseach
the volume and value over the last five years of soft drinks and non-alcoholic beers manufactured in the State; the number of establishments manufacturing or producing non-alcoholic beers and soft drinks in the State; the source of importation and the volume and value of non-alcoholic beers and soft drinks in each year from 1986 to 1990; to indicate the volume and value of soft drinks and non-alcoholic beers consumed in the State; and the range of products that are contained within the data outlined above.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables:
Table 1: Production of Soft Drinks (1) (2)
|
Year
|
Number of Establish- ments
|
Quantity (million litres)
|
Value (£m.)
|
|
1986
|
28
|
164.1
|
115.0
|
|
1987
|
27
|
182.8
|
122.8
|
|
1988
|
26
|
189.8
|
129.6
|
|
1989 (3)
|
n/a
|
203.7
|
n/a
|
|
1990 (3)
|
n/a
|
195.5
|
n/a
|
Source: Census of Industrial Production.
(1) Includes mineral and aerated water, with or without added sugar or flavouring and other non-alcoholic beverages; also includes cider and perry for reasons of statistical confidentiality.
(2) Excludes non-alcoholic beers for which separate details are not available.
(3) Estimated on basis of the Monthly Industrial Inquiry.
Table 2: Imports of Soft Drinks (4)
|
1986
|
1987
|
1988
|
1989
|
January-November 1990†
|
|
£000
|
tonnes
|
£000
|
tonnes
|
£000
|
tonnes
|
£000
|
tonnes
|
£000
|
tonnes
|
|
Total
|
6,795
|
19,219
|
7,738
|
21,960
|
14,465
|
37,491
|
20,127
|
50,163
|
23,861
|
60,850
|
|
Great Britain
|
3,218
|
8,152
|
3,848
|
8,909
|
5,314
|
12,188
|
7,549
|
16,884
|
9,801
|
20,220
|
|
N. Ireland
|
2,809
|
9,011
|
3,408
|
11,757
|
8,240
|
23,177
|
11,223
|
30,717
|
12,453
|
37,218
|
|
Other Countries
|
768
|
2,056
|
482
|
1,294
|
911
|
2,126
|
1,355
|
2,562
|
1,607
|
3,412
|
Source: Trade Statistics.
†The latest period for which such data is available.
(4) Includes all items classified to codes 11,101 and 11,102 of the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3 (SITC Rev. 3) i.e. mineral and aerated water, with or without added sugar of flavouring and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices.
Table 3: Personal Expenditure on Soft Drinks (5)
|
Year
|
(£m.)
|
|
1986
|
155.8
|
|
1987
|
176.1
|
|
1988
|
194.0
|
|
1989
|
n/a
|
|
1990
|
n/a
|
Source: National Income and Expenditure 1989.
(5) These estimates are based on the value of consumption only; quantity data are, therefore, not available.
