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UK Wine & Spirit Industry key facts:

• Consumer expenditure on Alcoholic Drinks was about £41.3 billion in 2006, representing 5.6% of their total expenditure
• Consumer expenditure was 19 billion on beer, 14.5 billion on wine and 7.8 billion on spirits in 2006
• UK excise duty is £1.46 on a bottle of still wine (75cl), £1.87 on a bottle of Sparkling wine (75cl) and £5.60 on a bottle of spirit (70cl at 37.5% abv)
• The UK alcoholic drinks industry contributes £14billion to the Exchequer per year
• In 2004 UK per capita consumption was 26.2 litres on wine, 2.52 litres on spirits and 123.9 litres on beer
• Employment is the UK alcohol and associated industries is estimated at 1.5 million people which is about 5.5% of the UK active population.