Beer sales 4.5% lower in 2023 than in the previous year

Long-term decline in beer sales: breweries and beer warehouses sold 11.5% less beer in 2023 than in 2013

02-Feb-2024 - Beer sales fell by 4.5% or 394.2 million liters in 2023 compared to the previous year. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the breweries and beer warehouses based in Germany sold a total of around 8.4 billion liters of beer. After a slight increase of 2.7% in 2022, the ...

Germany: Food and energy keep inflation high

Inflation rate of +6.1% in August 2023

12-Sep-2023 - The inflation rate in Germany - measured as the year-on-year change in the consumer price index (CPI) - was +6.1% in August 2023. In July 2023, the inflation rate had been +6.2%. "The inflation rate thus remains at a high level," says Ruth Brand, President of the Federal Statistical Office, ...

Winegrowing: Area for sauvignon blanc in Germany increased by 162% from 2012 to 2022

Cultivation areas for wine varieties more native to the south further expanded

31-Aug-2023 - The trend toward heat-loving grape varieties continues unabated: Local winegrowers are increasingly relying on originally southern varieties, which are now also thriving in Germany. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the area under Sauvignon blanc vines in Germany increased ...

Production of non-alcoholic beer increased by 96% in the last ten years

02-Aug-2023 - Enjoying beer completely without alcohol - this is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. In 2022, a good 474 million liters of non-alcoholic beer worth around 396 million euros were produced in this country. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on International Beer Day on ...

Producer prices of agricultural products in September 2022 39.4% higher than in September 2021

Prices for slaughter pigs up 63.1% year-on-year

16-Nov-2022 - Producer prices of agricultural products were 39.4% higher in September 2022 than in September 2021, compared with a rate of change of +34.5% in August 2022 and +33.4% in July 2022. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), prices rose by 2.5% in September 2022 compared with the ...