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Comparative data : annual
consumption
| Country |
Cheese
kilos/year
2002
|
Cheese
ranking
|
Wine
liters/inhab.
2002
|
Wine
ranking
|
Beer
liters/inhab.
2002
|
Beer
ranking
|
| Greece |
25,6 |
1 |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
| France |
24,6 |
2 |
53 |
2 |
29 |
53 |
| Italy |
22,5 |
3 |
54 |
1 |
n/a |
|
| Denmark |
21,4 |
4 |
33 |
7 |
95 |
7 |
| Netherlands |
20,3 |
5 |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
| Germany |
20,2 |
6 |
25 |
13 |
115 |
4 |
| Austria |
20,0 |
7 |
31 |
10 |
117 |
3 |
| Switzerland |
19,6 |
8 |
43 |
5 |
n/a |
|
| Sweden |
18,3 |
9 |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
| Israel |
16,9 |
10 |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
| Croatia |
n/a |
|
49 |
3 |
n/a |
|
| Portugal |
n/a |
|
46 |
4 |
n/a |
|
| Spain |
n/a |
|
37 |
6 |
n/a |
|
| Argentina |
n/a |
|
32 |
8 |
n/a |
|
| Hungary |
n/a |
|
31 |
9 |
n/a |
|
| Ireland |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
189 |
1 |
| Czech Rep. |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
157 |
2 |
| Belgium |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
100 |
5 |
| Slovakia |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
92 |
8 |
| Australia |
n/a |
|
n/a |
|
88 |
10 |
| USA |
15,2 |
15 |
8 |
37 |
89 |
9 |
| UK |
10,0 |
25 |
17 |
20 |
97 |
6 |
(source : Stephane BATIGNE, La
France dans le monde, ViaMedias, 2006)
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Time spent eating and drinking (Source: OECD reported in the Wall Street Journal, May 5, 2009)
| Top six |
hours:minutes |
Bottom six |
hours:minutes |
| France |
2:15 |
U.K. |
1:25 |
| New Zealand |
2:10 |
Norway |
1:22 |
| Japan |
1:57 |
Finland |
1:21 |
| Italy |
1:54 |
USA |
1:14 |
| Belgium |
1:49 |
Canada |
1:09 |
| Spain |
1:46 |
Mexico |
1:06 |
Wine : production, exportation,
importation
| million of
hectoliters |
Production 2005 (parenthesis
: numbers 2007) |
Exports 2005
(parenthesis : market share 2007)
|
Export trend
2006/2005
|
| France |
50,5 (48,4) |
14,6 (17%) |
+0,5% |
| Italy |
50,5 (48) |
17 (21%) |
+0,5% |
| Spain |
35,3 (34,7) |
13,9 (17%) |
-0,5% |
| U.S.A. |
33,1 (20) |
3,8 (5%) |
+0,3% |
| Australia |
15,6 (9,6) |
8,3 (10%) |
+1,3% |
| Argentina |
15,2 (15) |
(7%) |
|
| Germany |
10,5 (10,3) |
3,2 (4%) |
+0,2% |
| Chile |
7,9 (8,2) |
4,5 (4%) |
+0,3% |
| South Africa |
7,6 (9,8) |
(3%) |
|
| Portugal |
7,3 (5,8) |
(4%) |
|
| China |
(12) |
|
|
| Russia |
(6) |
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Imports 2005 |
% 2005/2001 |
| Germany |
12,6 |
+15% |
| U.K. |
11,9 |
+25% |
| U.S.A. |
6,2 |
+47% |
| Netherlands |
3,6 |
+14% |
| Belgium |
2,5 |
+7% |
| Canada |
2,0 |
+29% |
| Switzerland |
1,7 |
-3% |
| Denmark |
1,6 |
= |
| Sweden |
1,5 |
+16% |
| Japan |
1,3 |
-8% |
(Source : Vinexpo/Organistion
Internationale du Vin - le Figaro 18/6/2007) |
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