E-Malt.com News article: Canada: Beer sales total 22.7 mln hl in 2015

In 2015, Canadians enjoyed 22,707,133 hectolitres of beer. Canadian beer accounts for 84% of this figure, totalling 18,973,357 hl, an increase of 0.2% compared to 2014, Canada Beer association said in its latest report.

Imported beer sales increased by 4.5% in 2015 to a total of 3,733,776 hl. Since 2010, the Canadian beer category has declined by 663,865 hl or 3.4%.

The number of licensed breweries in Canada has risen almost 108% over the past five years to 644 operating in 2015. Over half of these breweries make their products in Ontario and Québec.

Increasing can sales show the container rose to a 54.7% share of the domestic packaged beer market in 2015. Draught sales remained unchanged and bottle sales fell 4.3 percentage points to 35.4%.

Domestic consumption of Canadian and imported beer in 2015 stood at 63.34 litres per person based on total population. At the provincial level, per capita consumption is highest in Newfoundlan at 77.32 litres. Québec and Alberta have the second and third highest per capita consumption at 71.91 and 66.23 litres respectively.


24 July, 2016