Back in the beginning of March drinks giant Diageo (those are the guys who own Guinness, among many, many other drinks) announced that they would be raising the price of a pint by 2.7% (about 4 cents) to “offset the rising cost of raw materials and energy prices.”
I have been watching the price of a pint around the town and have yet to see the prices rise.
Here in Athlone a pint of stout will cost you anywhere from €3.20 to €3.80, depending on where you go. In Dublin, it can be €4.20 or more.
Back in 1947, the price of pint was less than 4 cents.
Below is a chart showing how the price of a pint has changed from 1969:
|
Year |
*Mfg Industry |
|
|
Ratio |
|
| 1969 | 19.63 | 0.20 | 100 | ||
| 1973 | 38.30 |
0.24 |
159 | ||
| 1976 | 67.65 | 0.48 | 140 | ||
| 1979 | 104.91 |
0.70 |
150 | ||
| 1983 | 182.42 | 1.37 | 133 | ||
| 1984 | 204.65 |
1.48 |
138 | ||
| 1985 | 220.96 | 1.52 | 145 | ||
| 1986 | 237.44 |
1.64 |
144 | ||
| 1987 | 249.56 | 1.73 | 145 | ||
| 1988 | 261.39 |
1.80 |
145 | ||
| 1989 | 271.91 | 1.87 | 145 | ||
| 1990 | 282.39 |
1.93 |
146 | ||
| 1991 | 294.77 | 2.02 | 146 | ||
| 1992 | 306.63 |
2.15 |
143 | ||
| 1993 | 323.10 | 2.24 | 144 | ||
| 1994 | 332.54 |
2.34 |
142 | ||
| 1995 | 339.92 | 2.42 | 140 | ||
| 1996 | 348.38 |
2.50 |
140 | ||
| 1997 | 360.01 | 2.52 | 143 | ||
| 1998 | 374.83 |
2.65 |
142 | ||
| 1999 | 396.54 | 2.74 | 145 | ||
| 2000 | 423.24 |
2.88 |
147 | ||
| 2001 | 456.97 | 3.01 | 152 | ||
| 2002 | 483.05 |
3.24 |
149 | ||
| 2003 | 511.78 | 3.41 | 150 | ||
| 2004 |
534.95 |
3.54 |
151 |
||
| 2005 |
557.95 |
3.63 |
154 |
*for
both Males and Females. The Average Weekly Manufacturing Earnings for a male in 2005
was €609.75; Female Weekly Earnings were €431.07.
The
average price of a pint of stout in Dublin in November 2005 was
€3.79. The average price of the five lowest in the CSO sample was €3.44
while the average prices of the five highest in the sample was €4.07.
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