Is that Annual Consumption or Daily?

[asmith]

Just been reading an article about alcohol consumption in Australia and they stated;

Aussies consumed 3.56 litres of wine each in the year to 2009, the ABS said.

Now did they misprint that or should that be daily rather than yearly, because that is the sort of wine we consume on a daily basis on the deck at Czars.

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[Wil]

Wow, that does seem low.

[MIKA27]

Would it seem low if the statistics are based on 'each' individual Australian?

The current population is: 22,362,202

[Habanakane21]

Just been reading an article about alcohol consumption in Australia and they stated;

Aussies consumed 3.56 litres of wine each in the year to 2009, the ABS said.

Now did they misprint that or should that be daily rather than yearly, because that is the sort of wine we consume on a daily basis on the deck at Czars.

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Looks you guys are at a 60 year low on beer consumption! What's up with that. You might have to come over to Los Angeles and suck 'em up with me...Beer is good!!! Alohaz

[MIKA27]

Looks you guys are at a 60 year low on beer consumption! What's up with that. You might have to come over to Los Angeles and suck 'em up with me...Beer is good!!! Alohaz

What are you currently drinking Habanakane?

[Habanakane21]

What are you currently drinking Habanakane?

A Hinano Beer with an Epi No.2...watching the Lakers whoop on the Suns

[MIKA27]

Never had the beer but the Epi2, very nice.

[Fuzz AI]

These stats do not take into account home brews, which has become increasingly popular over the years. And with the Govt's new idea of volumetric taxation on alcohol, consumption across all categories will fall.

Then again, it would also mean super premium wines will drop in price dramatically. A $500 bottle of wine could drop in price by as much as $90. The downside is, your cask wine prices will sky rocket.

[MIKA27]

These stats do not take into account home brews, which has become increasingly popular over the years. And with the Govt's new idea of volumetric taxation on alcohol, consumption across all categories will fall.

Then again, it would also mean super premium wines will drop in price dramatically. A $500 bottle of wine could drop in price by as much as $90. The downside is, your cask wine prices will sky rocket.

Damn, thats some bad news for all wine cask drinkers...

[Ken Gargett]

Damn, thats some bad news for all wine cask drinkers...

i would suggest it is thoroughly good news and way overdue but unless rudd wins the next election and introduces it very quickly, forget it, as there are more votes in not changing.

[Ken Gargett]

ps - that is way under the correct figure as i understand it.

this from oct 2009.

Amount # 1 Italy:54 litres # 2 France:47 litres # 3 Switzerland:42 litres # 4 Austria:36 litres # 5 Denmark:32 litres # 6 Belgium:30 litres # 7 Germany:26 litres # 8 Australia:21 litres = 9 United Kingdom:20 litres = 9 Netherlands:20 litres # 11 New Zealand:19 litres # 12 Sweden:16 litres # 13 Ireland:13 litres # 14 Norway:11 litres = 15 Japan:10 litres = 15 Canada:10 litres = 15 Finland:10 litres # 18 United States:7 litres Weighted average:23.6 litres

while we are on it - Norwegians drink 10.7 kgs of coffee each year. They also lead the globe in anxiety disorders.

anxiety disorders.

[Fuzz AI]

i would suggest it is thoroughly good news and way overdue but unless rudd wins the next election and introduces it very quickly, forget it, as there are more votes in not changing.

There are some benefits to the volumetric tax. It would make my job a helluva lot easier if I only have to deal with one single tax, than apply 13 different ones across multiple categories. Wines do stand to be the most affected , with anything under approx $27 going up and anything over coming down in price. On the plus for rum drinkers, you should be happy as the price will come down.

I think there is little chance of this going through, and also little chance of Rudd having a second term. I mean, honestly, how wants a PM that looks like the Milky Bar Kid??

[Ken Gargett]

I think there is little chance of this going through, and also little chance of Rudd having a second term. I mean, honestly, how wants a PM that looks like the Milky Bar Kid??

it is very very rare for a first term govt in australia, not to get another term. even whitlam got a second crack. been something like 70 or 80 years since ut happened.

and when you have an opposition with a moron in charge who feds the govt their election ads ("i don't always tell the truth" - we knew that but if you are so stupid as to say it, do we really want you to lead the country?), then hard to see anything changing.