Press release No. 364 of 30 July 2021
WIESBADEN – In the first six months of 2021, beer sales decreased by 2.7%, or 113.4 million litres, compared with the same period a year earlier. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the breweries and beer warehouses in Germany sold roughly 4.2 billion litres of beer in the 1st half of 2021. These figures do not include non-alcoholic beers, malt beverages or beer imported from countries outside the European Union (EU).
For more results and methodological notes please refer to Fachserie 14, Reihe 9.2.1, “Absatz von Bier“. Long time series on beer sales are available in tables 73421-0001 and 73421-0002 in the GENESIS-Online database.
