Armenia: Beer output up 13.7% in January-October this year

Armenia’s output of strong drinks, including vodka, brandy, whiskey, champagne and wine, has shrunk over the first ten months of this year, the National Statistical Service reported.

According to the report, vodka output shrank 33% in Jan-Oct 2018 to 2,990,000 litres, brandy 2.6% to 24,207,700 litres, whiskey 30.9% to 627,500 litres, wine 6.6% to 6,436,700 and champagne 3.7% to 413.400 litres.

Beer output grew 13.7% to 21,076,100 litres in Jan-Oct 2018, ARKA reported.

Also 89,712,900 litres of soft drinks have been produced in Armenia over a period between January and October 2018 – 14.5% more than was produced at the same period a year before.

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