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Alcohol consumption > 1960	8.9 litres per capita		[8th of 24]
Alcohol consumption > 1970	12.3 litres per capita		[10th of 26]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 1970. Data not available for Greece, South Korea or Mexico.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 1980	14 litres per capita		[8th of 29]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 1980. Data not available for South Korea.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 1990	12.1 litres per capita		[10th of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 1990.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 2000	10.3 litres per capita		[13th of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 2000.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > Current	10.7 litres per capita		[12th of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15. (Data for 2003).
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Beer consumption	98 litres		[4th of 18]
DEFINITION: Litres of beer consumed per person per year (2002).
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
beverages and tobacco > % of value added in manufacturing	17.88 %		[47th of 103]
DEFINITION: Value added in manufacturing is the sum of gross output less the value of intermediate inputs used in production for industries classified in ISIC major division 3. Food, beverages, and tobacco comprise ISIC division 31.		View time series
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Bottled water consumption	117.1 litres		[3rd of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of bottled water. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Coffee consumption	5 kgs		[9th of 18]
DEFINITION: Kilograms of coffee consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
exports > % of merchandise exports	8.03 %		[68th of 156]
DEFINITION: Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).		View time series
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Fruit juice consumption	22.5 litres		[13th of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of fruit juices. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
McDonalds restaurants	64 McDonald's restaurants		[31st of 39]
DEFINITION: Number of McDonalds restaurants.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Soft drink consumption	102.9 litres		[5th of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of carbonated soft drinks. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: McDonald's
Subway resturants	1		[74th of 82]
DEFINITION: Number of Subway resturants by country
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Tea consumption	0.1 kgs		[17th of 18]
DEFINITION: Kilograms of tea consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Subway, 2006.
Total spirit consumption	2.6 litres		[15th of 18]
DEFINITION: Litres of spirits consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Wine consumption	30 litres		[6th of 18]
DEFINITION: Litres of wine consumed per person per year (2002).
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor

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