Prices up 1.2% in on-trade
The price of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco rose 3.2 per cent in the year to April but decreased by 0.9 per cent when compared to March.
Print1 June 2012
Alcoholic Beverage & Tobacco prices were among the main factors contributing to the monthly change were prices here decreased mainly due to lower prices for wine sold in off-licences and supermarkets.
Overall alcohol prices fell 0.5 per cent in April compared to March and by 0.1 per cent over the three months February to April with a 0.3 per cent increase in the 12 month period.
In the off-trade, alcoholic beverage prices fell by 1.8 per cent in the month comprising a 3.6 per cent fall in wine prices, a 0.3 per cent fall in beer prices and a 0.5 per cent increase in spirits prices.
Over the course of the year alcoholic beverage prices in the off-trade fell by 2.2 per cent comprising a 3.1 per cent fall in spirits prices, a 0.1 per cent rise in wine prices and a 3.7 per cent fall in beer prices.
On-trade prices showed a 1.2 per cent increase overall for the year comprising a 1.7 per cent increase in spirits prices, a 0.9 per cent increase in wine prices, a 1.2 per cent increase in beer prices and a 0.6 per cent increase in soft drinks and mineral waters prices.
The monthly changes indicate a 0.1 per cent price decline in the on-trade comprising a decrease in wine prices of 0.2 per cent and a decrease of 0.1 per cent for soft drinks and mineral waters.
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