Consumption Report 2010: Swedes' alcohol consumption is falling
2011-01-12
(Press-News.org) Swedes drink less and less alcohol while at the same time the Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly's sales
are rising and statistics from Statistics Sweden show that alcohol consumption is on the increase. This
has been the trend for a long period of time. Statistics from the Centre for Social Research on Alcohol
and Drugs, SoRAD, show that alcohol consumption fell continuously in the period from 2004 to 2009,
whereas the Swedish Alcohol Retail Monopoly's sales rose by 22% over the same period. The Swedish
Alcohol Retail Monopoly's sales rose by 10% from 2008 to 2009, whereas statistics from SoRAD show
that, over the same period, Swedes' consumption of alcohol fell. How is this possible?
According to Mats Ramstedt, a researcher at SoRAD, it is due to the fact that Swedes consume less
and less alcohol from abroad. SoRAD has also included purchases abroad through legal imports,
internet orders and smuggled spirits in its statistics.
"In order to get a true picture of how much alcohol Swedish people drink it is important to take
the whole alcohol market into consideration", says Mats Ramstedt, docent at the Centre for Social
Research on Alcohol and Drugs at Stockholm University.
SoRAD's research takes into account both legal and illegal imports and internet purchases. SoRAD
interviews 18,000 people a year on their alcohol consumption, while Statistics Sweden, for example,
carries out research involving around 2,000 people to establish Hushållens utgifter (HUT) [Household
Expenditure], which includes alcoholic beverages as an area of consumption.
More in the Consumption Report 2010
The Consumption Report 2010 is based on statistics from 2009 and includes comparisons with 2008
and 1999 to provide a view of developments over time. The Consumption Report 2010 is compiled by
John Magnus Roos, PhD.
The areas of consumption that have seen sharp rises compared to 2008 are: health and hospital
services – 6%, alcohol and tobacco – 5%, and purchases by non-resident households in Sweden –
5%.
The areas of consumption that saw the largest rises between 1999 and 2009 are: communication
services – 132 %, purchases by non-resident households in Sweden – 104 %, furnishings, household
equipment and routine maintenance of the house – 76 %, leisure time and culture – 66%, and
clothing and footwear – 53%.
The area of consumption that has seen the largest fall since 2008 is Swedish households' purchases
abroad – 14%.
Besides alcohol consumption, the Consumption Report 2010 contains analyses on the rise in Swedish
households' expenditure on electricity and consumables.
INFORMATION:
Concerning the Consumption Report:
The Consumption Report is published annually by the Centrum för konsumtionsvetenskap (CFK)
[Centre for Consumer Science]. It provides an overview of private consumption in Sweden. The report
presents a summary of official statistics on households' expenditure and more detailed analyses by
researchers with which the CFK collaborates.
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