EUROSTAT STUDY
September 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE IRISH are the European Union's keenest purchasers of alcohol and tobacco, considering annual household spending, according to European Union statistical agency Eurostat. Ireland's consumers devoted six per cent of their spending on alcohol and tobacco in 2001 and 2000 - the latest available comparative statistics. Second were the Finns - 5.5 per cent, and Denmark third - 4.6 cent. Lowest spenders were the Italians - at 2.5 per cent, with Austria second lowest at 2.8 per cent. Other results, in descending order, were Greece 4.5 per cent, Sweden ...
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