Evolving from a Rum State: Australia's Alcohol Consumption

Kym Anderson

No 2018-04, Wine Economics Research Centre Working Papers from University of Adelaide, Wine Economics Research Centre

Abstract: Europeans settlers in the Australian colonies had a reputation of being heavy drinkers. Rum dominated during the first few decades, followed by beer. It took until the 1970s before Australia's annual per capita consumption of wine exceeded 10 litres, and even then wine represented only one-fifth of national alcohol consumption. But over the next two decades per capita wine consumption nearly trebled and beer consumption shrunk – the opposite of what happened to global alcohol consumption shares. This paper draws on newly compiled datasets to help explain why it took so long for a consumer interest in wine to emerge in Australia.

Keywords: Alcohol beverage consumption mix; Beverage consumption intensity index; Wine globalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 L66 N10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2018-11
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Journal Article: Evolving from a rum state: Australia’s alcohol consumption (2020)
Journal Article: Evolving from a rum state: Australia's alcohol consumption (2020)
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