The document provides key figures from the annual report of Belgian Brewers for 2013. It summarizes that in 2013, Belgian breweries produced 18.068.783 hectoliters of beer, exported 11.073.469 hectoliters, and domestic consumption was 8.023.289 hectoliters. The largest export markets for Belgian beer were France, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States.

1. BELGISCHE BROUWERS ⁄ JAARRAPPORT 2013 1
Key figures
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infographics
BELGIAN BREWERS ⁄ ANNUAL REPORT 2013

2. BELGIAN BREWERS ⁄ ANNUAL REPORT 2013
KEY FIGURES
2013
CONSUMPTION
8.023.289 hl
PRODUCTION
18.068.783 hl
INDIRECT
EMPLOYMENT
45.000
DIRECT EMPLOYMENT
(BREWERY ONLY)
4.469
NUMBER OF
BREWERIES
160
INVESTMENTS
152.451.000€
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
72l
TURNOVER
2.327.500.000€
IMPORT
EXPORT
EXPORT
11.073.469 hl
IMPORT
1.027.975 hl
EXCISE DUTY ON BEER
183.359.000€
VAT-BALANCE TO BE PAID
BY THE SECTOR
± 115.000.000€
PACKAGING LEVY ON
NON-REUSABLE PACKAGING
19.950.152€
TOTAL TAX
323.652.879€
LEVY ON RE-USABLE
RETURNABLE BOTTLES
5.343.727€
€

3. BELGIAN BREWERS ⁄ ANNUAL REPORT 2013
BEER CONSUMPTION IN BELGIUM (in hectoliters)
PRODUCTION / EXPORT
2007
4.680.993
4.455.882
2008
4.389.934
4.404.301
2009
4.228181
4.451.417
2010
4.042.911
4.396.858
2011
3.980.505
4.593.411
HOTEL AND
FOOD CATERING
2012
3.783.088
4.444.750
2013
3.615.784
4.407.505
BEER CONSUMPTION BY TYPE
OF PACKAGING
Cans
23,90%
Casks
27,60%
Returnable
bottles
47,20%
One Way
1,30%
70.000
visitors at the Belgian beer
weekend, in size and in
relevance in the
top ten of the world’s beer
festivals
in the world of beer, Belgium
is the cradle for the
4 fermentation methods: low,
high, spontaneous and mixed
fermentation
75%
of our packaging is reused
our country has
more than
1.500 beers
Belgium produces
1%
of the world beer production ,
but it is the only country that
brews 10x its demographic
weight
38,72%
of the production is
for proper use
61,28%
of the production is
for export
- 4,42%
- 0,84%

4. BELGIAN BREWERS ⁄ ANNUAL REPORT 2013
Food Hotel and Catering
OTHER LAGER:
table beer,
non-alcoholic,
low alcohol,
luxury ale
ABBEY:
abbey beers,
trappist
THIRST
QUENCHING:
sour beer,
amber, white
LAGER
In 1995 BOB (Bewust Onbeschonken
Bestuurder – consciously sober driver)
was started as a (still continuing)
partnership between the Belgian
road safety institute and the
Belgian Brewers.
As a concept and a campaign BOB
is also an export product to
17 European countries
15 years ago breweries
still consumed an
average of 10l of water
for each 1l beer.
Today this is an average
of 5l per 1l beer
10l
water
2000 2013
Market share by type of beer 2013
5l
water 1l
beer
1l
beer
SPECIALTY
BEERS:
strong golden
ales, regional,
pale ale, stout,
scotch-x-mas
64,42% 50,46% 48,72% 60,78% 41,90% 48,70%
35,58% 49,54% 51,28% 39,22% 58,10% 51,30%
FRUIT BEER:
geuze, kriek,
fruit

5. BELGIAN BREWERS ⁄ ANNUAL REPORT 2013
Belgian beer production, export & consumption
1980 -2013 (in 000.000 hl)
2,32
2,75
4,61
5,47
5,86
6,54
6,74
8,70
8,81
10,11
10,60
10,13
10,22
10,61
11,09
11,69
1980 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Export
12,95
12
10,51
10,10
9,99
9,90
9,94
9,56
9,48
9,37
9,14
8,79
8,68
8,44
8,57
8,23
1980 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Consumption
8,02 11,07
14,29
14,14
14,53
14,73
14,97
15,70
15,65
17,27
17,27
18,31
18,57
18,04
18,01
18,12
18,57
18,75
1980 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Production
18,07

6. BELGIAN BREWERS ⁄ ANNUAL REPORT 2013
UK
2013
2012
268.767 hl
394.848 hl
2013 458.125 hl
ITALY
2012 462.095 hl
2013 1.718.075 hl
2012
GERMANY
2.028.604 hl
2013 2.053.874
THE NETHERLANDS
2012 2.067.388 hl
2013 349.070 hl
CANADA
2012 344.950 hl
2013 158.432 hl
JAPAN
2012 200.015 hl
USA
2013 1.490.329 hl
2012 1.297.833 hl
2013 3.224.735 hl
2012
FRANCE
3.500.718 hl
250.000 hl
Export of Belgian beer
E.U. 8.246.565 hl
NON E.U. 2.826.904 hl
WORLDWIDE 11.073.469 hl
EXPORT FIGURES 2013
USA
1.490.329 hl
CANADA
349.070 hl
UK
268.767 hl
FRANCE
3.224.735 hl
TNE
NETHERLANDS
2.053.874 hl
GERMANY
1.718.075 hl
ITALY
458.125 hl
JAPAN
158.432 hl
SUBDIVISION OF EXPORT FIGURES:

7. BELGIAN BREWERS ⁄ ANNUAL REPORT 2013
Export of Belgian beer
Evolution Intra- and Extra E.U.
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
12.000.000
10.000.000
8.000.000
6.000.000
4.000.000
2.000.000
0
(in hl)
extra E.U. 425.025 + 565% 2.826.904 extra E.U.
intra E.U. 5.431.822 + 52% 8.246.565 intra E.U.

8. BELGIAN BREWERS ⁄ ANNUAL REPORT 2013
8.023
The Belgian Brewery sector
Beer consumption in Belgium
1991-2013 (in 000 hI)
‘91 ‘92 ‘93 ‘94 ‘95 ‘96 ‘97 ‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ‘11 ‘12 ‘13
8000
8500
9000
9500
10.000
10.500
11.000
11.500
Production
11.113
1993 - 2013: -26,12%
2003 - 2013: -19,25%
2012 2013
Trends
in hectoliters
Production 18.751.008 18.068.783 -3,6%
Import 1.163.145 1.027.975 -11,6%
Export 11.686.312 11.073.469 -5,2%
Consumption 8.227.841 8.023.289 -2,5%
Consumption per capita 74 liters 72 liters