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Alcohol consumption > 1960	4.9 litres per capita		[18th of 24]
Alcohol consumption > 1970	7 litres per capita		[21st 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	9.6 litres per capita		[20th 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	11.2 litres per capita		[13th of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 1990.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > 2000	14.2 litres per capita		[3rd of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15 in 2000.
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Alcohol consumption > Current	13.5 litres per capita		[3rd of 30]
DEFINITION: Alcohol consumption - Litres per capita by population aged above 15. (Data for 2003).
SOURCE: OECD Health Data 2005
Beer consumption	155 litres		[1st 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	37.16 %		[20th 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	27.1 litres		[9th of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of bottled water. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Coffee consumption	0.7 kgs		[18th of 18]
DEFINITION: Kilograms of coffee consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
exports > % of merchandise exports	8.44 %		[66th 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	15.1 litres		[17th of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of fruit juices. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
McDonalds restaurants	62 McDonald's restaurants		[32nd of 39]
DEFINITION: Number of McDonalds restaurants.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Soft drink consumption	126 litres		[2nd of 18]
DEFINITION: Consumption of carbonated soft drinks. Litres per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: McDonald's
Standard drink > Standard drinks as defined by various countries > Volume	12.7 mL		[9th of 17]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Standard drink > Standard drinks as defined by various countries > Weight	10 g		[9th of 17]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Standard drink
Subway resturants	38		[15th of 82]
DEFINITION: Number of Subway resturants by country
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Standard drink
Tea consumption	1.5 kgs		[2nd of 18]
DEFINITION: Kilograms of tea consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Subway, 2006.
Total spirit consumption	5.3 litres		[4th of 18]
DEFINITION: Litres of spirits consumed per person per year, 2002.
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor
Wine consumption	13 litres		[13th of 18]
DEFINITION: Litres of wine consumed per person per year (2002).
SOURCE: Global Market Information Database, published by Euromonitor

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• Norwegians consume more than 15 times as much coffee per person as the Irish.

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