Here we go again: Cider's turn to highlight anomalies in Australia's alcohol taxation system
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posted on 2018-11-12, 00:00 authored by N Carragher, A Shakeshaft, Christopher DoranChristopher DoranIn both absolute and per capita terms, the value and volume of cider sales increased enormously in Australia between 2007 and 2011, ranging from 150 to 188%. These increases dwarfed all other types of alcohol; the only other beverages to increase more than 10% were the absolute volume of spirits (11.8%) and wine sales (10.3%), and the absolute value of spirits sales (13.1%). Due to such strong growth, the cider market is valued at $552 million, with volume sales totalling 57 million litres