In fiscal year 2018, the total sales volume of craft beer manufactured by microbreweries in Japan amounted to around 29.7 thousand kiloliters, an increase from less than 23 thousand kiloliters in fiscal 2015. As the Japanese beer market is dominated by the leading enterprises Asahi, Suntory, Sapporo, and Kirin, microbreweries entering the market are predominantly producing beer-like beverages as a side business.
Total sales volume of craft beer* in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000 kiloliters)
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- Consumption market share of Irish craft beer in Ireland 2012-2022
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- Turnover of craft beer producers in Ireland 2011-2016
- Market share small and medium domestic beer companies South Korea 2013-2017
- Share of consumers trying craft beer South Korea in 2017, by gender
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- Market share beer South Korea 2016, by type
- Volume of beer consumption South Korea 2016, by type
- Willingness to pay for craft beer in Thailand in 2019, by gender
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NTA (Japan). (June 30, 2020). Total sales volume of craft beer* in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000 kiloliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171317/japan-sales-volume-craft-beer/
NTA (Japan). "Total sales volume of craft beer* in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000 kiloliters)." Chart. June 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171317/japan-sales-volume-craft-beer/
NTA (Japan). (2020). Total sales volume of craft beer* in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000 kiloliters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171317/japan-sales-volume-craft-beer/
NTA (Japan). "Total Sales Volume of Craft Beer* in Japan from Fiscal Year 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000 Kiloliters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171317/japan-sales-volume-craft-beer/
NTA (Japan), Total sales volume of craft beer* in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000 kiloliters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171317/japan-sales-volume-craft-beer/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Total sales volume of craft beer* in Japan from fiscal year 2015 to 2018 (in 1,000 kiloliters) [Graph], NTA (Japan), June 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171317/japan-sales-volume-craft-beer/