THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY BEER TO THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY - EDITION 2011

In the spring of 2011, Regioplan Policy Research and Ernst & Young jointly conducted for the fourth time, a study focusing on the economic impact of the production and sale of beer in Europe in the year 2010. The study encompasses the brewing sector in 31 European countries. However consolidated data relate to the 27 Member States of the European Union.
Three different effects were considered in order to provide a complete picture of the economic impact of the brewing sector: effects for the brewing sector itself, effects for its suppliers and finally effects on the retail and hospitality sector within the Union. We measured the effects in three areas: employment, value-added and government revenues. For the calculations of the effects we used our in-house economic impact model, designed by Regioplan.
The study is commissioned by The Brewers of Europe.