4307.0.55.001 - Apparent Consumption of Alcohol, Australia, 2013-14 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/05/2015   
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SPIRITS AND READY TO DRINK (PRE-MIXED) BEVERAGES

The quantity of alcohol available for consumption in the form of spirits (excluding RTDs) decreased by 3.6% between 2012-13 and 2013-14, from 24.0 million litres to 23.2 million litres. The quantity of alcohol available for consumption in the form of RTDs decreased by 4.3% during this period, from 12.1 million litres to 11.6 million litres.

TABLE 6: SPIRITS AND READY TO DRINK (PRE-MIXED) BEVERAGES, Pure alcohol available for consumption

Year ended 30 June
Spirits
RTDs
Total

VOLUME OF PURE ALCOHOL ('000 litres)

2009
22 900
13 012
35 912
2010
23 014
12 811
35 825
2011
24 034
12 814
36 847
2012
2013
2014
23 082
24 032
23 174
12 490
12 130
11 610
35 572
36 162
34 784

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF PURE ALCOHOL(a) (litres)

2009
1.32
0.75
2.07
2010
1.30
0.72
2.03
2011
1.34
0.71
2.05
2012
2013
2014
1.26
1.29
1.23
0.68
0.65
0.61
1.95
1.95
1.84

(a) Litres per person aged 15 years and over.