Even though pubs were shut, Aussies drank 25 per cent more during pandemic

Friday February 12, 2021

Australians hit the bottle with gusto while at home during the pandemic, drinking an unprecedented amount of alcohol and bumping retail alcohol sales to record levels.

Australian alcohol consumption jumped by 25 per cent last year. (Photo: ABC)

Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows supermarkets, take-away shops, hardware stores and the like turned over a record $15.6 billion in alcohol sales in 2020.

That’s an increase of 26.7 per cent or $3.3 billion more than in 2019.

In comparison, alcohol sales grew by $195 million between 2018 and…

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