SPIRITS AND READY TO DRINK (PRE-MIXED) BEVERAGES
The quantity of pure alcohol available for consumption in the form of spirits (excluding RTDs) increased by 3.5% between 2014-15 and 2015-16, from 23.4 million litres to 24.3 million litres. The quantity of pure alcohol available for consumption in the form of RTDs increased by 3% during this period, from 11 million litres to 11.3 million litres.
TABLE 6: SPIRITS AND READY TO DRINK (PRE-MIXED) BEVERAGES, Pure alcohol available for consumption
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Year ended 30 June | Spirits | RTDs | Total |
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VOLUME OF PURE ALCOHOL ('000 litres) |
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2011 | r24 032 | 12 814 | r36 844 |
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 | r23 080
r24 031
23 174
23 436
24 280 | 12 490
12 130
11 610
10 962
11 301 | r35 571
r36 161
34 784
34 399
35 581 |
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PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF PURE ALCOHOL(a) (litres) |
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2011 | 1.34 | 0.71 | 2.05 |
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 | 1.26
1.29
1.23
1.22
1.25 | 0.68
0.65
0.61
0.57
0.58 | 1.95
r1.94
1.84
1.79
1.83 |
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r revised (see paragraph 5 and 6 of the Explanatory Notes).
(a) Litres per person aged 15 years and over. |