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Toolkit for Assessing the Unrecorded Alcohol Market

Secondary Data Sources

 Intergovernmental and Multi-Lateral Organizations

 

 Source

 Information available

 Public  domain

 Datasur  International trade data  Yes
 Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN  Estimates of production and trade  Yes 
 SIECA  International trade data  Yes
 UN Comtrade Database  International trade data  Yes
 WHO Global Information System on Alcohol and Health  (GISAH)  Consumption estimates, alcohol-related harms, drinking  patterns  Yes
 World Customs Organization  International trade data  Yes

 

Private Databases

 

 Source

 Information available

 Public  domain

 Canadean  Consumption estimates and detailed information on the formal market  Some
 Euromonitor  International Passport  Legal market size volumes and values, distribution shares, company / brand shares, market growth  rates, global and regional consumption trends  No
 IFSP  Data on counterfeit spirits  No
 The IWSR  Consumption estimates and detailed information on the formal market  Some

 

Non-Governmental Organizations, Academic Institutions

 

 Source

  Information available  

Public  domain

 IARD International Alcohol Information Database (IAID)  Searchable alcohol-specific database of research study abstracts  Yes
 International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD)  Consumption data (from IWSR, Canadean)  Yes 
 PubMed  Database of research study abstracts, links to full article text  Yes 

 

Governments

 

 Potential sources of government data include:

 Chambers of commerce  Ministries of finance  National statistics agencies
 Customs agencies  Ministries of health  National surveys
 Ministries of agriculture  Municipalities  Police and other law enforcement

 

Economic Impact Studies

 

 Study

 Country

 Sector(s) and activities

 American Beverage Licensees (2014) (available to members only)

 United States  Sale of beer, spirits, and wine
 Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS)  United States  Distilled spirits industry
 Ernst & Young (2010)  27 EU member states  Production and sale of spirits
 Ernst, Young, & Regioplan (2013)  31 European countries  Production and sale of beer
 Oxford Economics (2015)  United Kingdom

 Beer and pub industry's impact on individual

 parliamentary constituencies, local authorities

 4-Consulting & Scottish Whisky Association (2015)  United Kingdom  Scotch whisky production