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Note
Totals may not add due to rounding.
Blank/0.0 denotes data not available or volume less than 0.05 m litres or zero.
F denotes Forecast.
Contents
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Executive Summary
Beer Service/Jun-11 1
Steady growth in 2010
The Chinese beer market grew at a 6% rate in 2010 to reach 46 m hl and maintain its first position in the
world.
A positive forecast for the next three years
Despite its huge market size, there still remains plenty of scope for development, and China offers many new
opportunities. Average per capita beer consumption is still low at 35 litres and continues to rise. There are still
large untapped rural populations but future development will rely more on raising the average value of
purchases and persuading Chinese consumers (especially the growing ranks of urban middle-income
consumers) to trade-up to premium products and brands. Thus the market will switch from simply achieving
national and regional volume capacity, towards making a profit and developing national and regional brand
share.
Mergers and acquisition wave surges, as industry consolidates further
The consolidation of the industry continues, with a growing number of significant mergers and acquisitions
involving increased investment by leading players in the market.
In Q3-10, CRE spent RMB60 m (US$8.8 m) on buying Aoke beer and RMB27 m (US$3.96 m) on buying
Yuequan beer in Henan province, enabling it to expand in the Henan province. In November, the east China
market saw CRE acquire a 45% stake in Hangzhou Xihu Beer Asahi Co and 16 trademarks, including