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Economics of Alcohol and Tobacco - U.s. Alcohol Sales And Consumption, How Much Do Individuals And Familiesspend On Alcohol?
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The alcohol and tobacco industries play large roles in the American economy. Both industries not only provide jobs and income for those involved in growing, manufacturing, and selling these products, they also contribute significant tax revenues to the federal, state, and local governments.
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According to the Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, retail sales of alcoholic beverages totaled approximately $115.9 billion in 2003, up from $102.4 billion in 2000. Beer sales make up the greatest proportion of retail sales of alcoholic beverages, distilled spirits (gin, scotch, vodka,
etc.) make up the second-greatest proportion, and wine is third. In 2004 …
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in Consumer Expenditures in 2002 (published 2004) that the average American family spent $376 on alcoholic TABLE 7.1 SOURCE: "Table 2-44. Tobacco: Area, Yield, Production, and Value, United States, 1994-2003," in Agricultural Statistics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National
Agricultural Statistics Service, 2004, http://www.usda.go…
Sparked by the invention of the cigarette-making machine, which made cigarettes cheaper and faster to manufacture, tobacco production in the United States grew from about three hundred million pounds in the mid-1860s to over a billion pounds by 1909. By the mid-1940s tobacco production topped two billion pounds as cigarette
consumption continued to grow. During the 1960s changes in tobacco prepara…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated the world production of tobacco in 2003 at 6.57 million metric tons (a metric ton equals one thousand kilograms or 2,204.62 pounds), down from 6.98 million in 2002 but up from 6.45 million in 2001. China produced nearly 40% (about 2.62 million metric tons). Other leading tobacco
producers included India (660,000 metric tons), Brazil (636,700 metric tons…
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a nonprofit health-advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C., estimated in 2001 that the alcohol industry spends nearly $3 billion a year on marketing and promotion. In 2003 alcohol advertising expenditures accounted for approximately $1.7 billion of marketing and
promotion expenses. According to data from Adams Business Media available t…
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