Top ten beer importing countries - Brief Article - Illustration - Statistical Data Included

Modern Brewery Age, Sept 9, 2002

Top Ten Beer Importing Countries, year-to-date

Cumulative bottles, can and draught

Total Imports, gallons per country, as of June

                         year-to-date                         June
Country             2001            2002      % change     2001

1. Mexico        145,098,230     159,985,521    10.3%   27,086,704
2. Netherlands   85,840,215      91,659,385     6.8%    16,585,708
3. Canada        59,790,447      51,985,722    -13.1%   11,955,570
4. Germany       17,511,606      16,374,540    -6.5%    3,648,756
5. U.K.          16,397,573      18,958,747     15.6%   3,126,314
6. Ireland        8,267,898       9,456,337     14.4%   1,164,747
7. Japan          2,168,246       2,369,095     9.3%     474,113
8. Belgium        1,534,380       2,084,634     35.9%    451,860
9. Czech Repub.   1,638,058       2,009,028     22.6%    257,821
10. Dom. Repub.   1,559,670       1,805,350     15.8%    334,509
Total Gallons *  347,108,266     364,697,027    5.1%    66,796,002
Barrels *         11,197,041      11,764,420             2,154,710

                     June
Country             2000     % change

1. Mexico        26,409,301   -2.5%
2. Netherlands   16,749,660    1.0%
3. Canada        10,426,424   -12.8%
4. Germany       3,428,918    -6.0%
5. U.K.          3,146,023     0.6%
6. Ireland        769,095     -34.0%
7. Japan          557,315      17.5%
8. Belgium        579,496      28.2%
9. Czech Repub.   384,817      22.6%
10. Dom. Repub.   314,682     -5.9%
Total Gallons *  64,362,537   -3.6%
Barrels *         2,076,211

Figures compiled by the Beer Institute.

* = total for all importing countries, not just top ten.