- The total volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption rose 1.4 percent to reach a new high.
- An increase in spirit-based drinks accounted for the rise in the total volume of spirits.
- The volume of pure alcohol available per head of population aged 15 years and over, decreased for the first time since 2003.
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- Beer as a proportion of the total beverage available for consumption fell to 66.4 percent.
- Wine available for consumption recorded its first fall since 2001 and contributed nearly one-fifth to the total beverage available.
- The volume of tobacco available for consumption increased to reach a new high since the time series began in 1973.
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