The Swiss population drank 7.9 litres of pure alcohol per person in 2016, down from 8.1 litres the previous year and the lowest amount since the Second World War, the federal alcohol regulator (EAV) said on Thursday.
The figures show a continuation of a long-term trend towards drinking less alcohol, the body said.
In terms of pure alcohol, wine made up half of the total, followed by beer, spirits and cider.
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Demand for more expensive craft beers has helped Carlsberg brew up a rise in sales and profits so far this year.
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Nagpur: Excise minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule has constituted a committee to study the effects of liquor ban on highways of the state. The committee will submit its report to the government in a month.
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OAKVILLE, ON—(Marketwired - August 17, 2017) - MADD Canada welcomes today's announcement by the Government of New Brunswick that impaired driving measures, originally passed as part of Bill 16, will be enacted and enforced in the fall.
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The Medical Association has added its voice to calls for an end to supermarket booze sales.
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New rules allowing Alberta liquor to be sold at farmers' markets isn't going down well with everybody.
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The majority of Irish adults are not fully aware of the low-risk guidelines for alcohol, according to a new survey.
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IT'S against the law to be drunk and in charge of a young child in a public place.
But how drunk do you have to be to break the law and is it better not to drink at all? Here's the lowdown…
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Korea's beer industry, often overlooked as bland and monotonous, is seeing new life with domestic craft beers named after specific neighborhoods or regions across the country.
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PUNE: Old-timers in the liquor industry termed the first quarter of the current financial year black dog" of all phases following the drop in alcohol sales between April and June this year. "