scholarly journals Regional alcohol consumption and alcohol-related mortality in Great Britain: novel insights using retail sales data

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Robinson ◽  
Deborah Shipton ◽  
David Walsh ◽  
Bruce Whyte ◽  
Gerry McCartney
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Retail Sales ◽  
Sales Data ◽  
Related Mortality

Unlocking Patterns of Alcohol Consumption in British Columbia Using Alcohol Sales Data: A Foundation for Public Health Monitoring

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 499-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott MacDonald ◽  
Jinhui Zhao ◽  
Basia Pakula ◽  
Tim Stockwell ◽  
Lorissa Martens
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sales Data ◽  
Total Alcohol ◽  
Statistics Canada ◽  
Alcohol Sales

Alcohol sales data provide a more accurate indication of alcohol consumption than alternative methods such as population surveys. This information can be used to better understand epidemiological issues related to alcohol consumption, policy development and evaluation. Official sales records were collected for the 28 regional districts of British Columbia (BC) for 2002–2005, while homemade alcohol was estimated from survey data. Alcohol consumption rates were found to vary across geographic regions, by season, and with population level demographics. Government stores were the largest source of alcohol consumption in BC, accounting for 45.1% of total alcohol consumption in 2004. U-Brews/U-Vins accounted for 4.0%, private liquor stores accounted for 27.5% of the total, and homemade alcohol made up 4.3% of total alcohol consumption. Analysis also revealed that the average alcohol concentration in wines (12.53%) and coolers (6.77%) has been underestimated by Statistics Canada. The feasibility of developing this type of alcohol monitoring system is examined. Finally, implications for the development of targeted public health initiatives and future research are discussed.

Marijuana and alcohol: Evidence using border analysis and retail sales data

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 563-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Baggio ◽  
Alberto Chong ◽  
Sungoh Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Retail Sales ◽  
Sales Data

Prospects for the UK economy

2008 ◽  
Vol 205 ◽  
pp. 39-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Kirby
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Volume Growth ◽  
Output Growth ◽  
Sales Volume ◽  
Consumer Spending ◽  
Retail Sales ◽  
Sales Data ◽  
Rate Of Growth ◽  
State Of The Economy ◽  
The Uk

The economy is slowing as expected. NIESR's estimate of monthly GDP suggests that the rate of economic growth slowed from 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of this year to 0.2 per cent in the second quarter of this year (figure 1), the weakest rate of growth since the second quarter of 2001. Recent data on the state of the economy is mixed. Retail sales volume growth surged to 1.8 per cent per quarter in the three months to May 2008, up from a rate of growth of 1.2 per cent in the preceding three months. The index of production, however, recorded a fall of 0.5 per cent in the three months to May 2008. The index of services suggests services output growth has continued to be relatively subdued. The quarterly rate of growth in the three months to April was 0.3 per cent, half the rate of growth in the final quarter of 2007. While the retail sales data are not yet consistent with a consumer led slowdown, the decline of hotel and restaurant output in the three months to April suggests that other components of consumer spending are slowing.

Forecasting of retail sales data using differential evolution

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ritanjali Majhi ◽  
Ganapati Panda ◽  
Babita Majhi ◽  
S. K. Panigrahi ◽  
Manoj Ku. Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Differential Evolution ◽  
Retail Sales ◽  
Sales Data

Alkoholkonsumtionens mörkertal i Sverige 1960–1994

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thor Norström
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Error Term ◽  
Drunk Driving ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Related Mortality ◽  
Alcohol Sales

The aim of the study was to estimate the trend in unregistered alcohol consumption in Sweden during the period 1960–1994. The estimation was based on the discrepancy between the observed trend in alcohol related harms (alcohol-related mortality, assault, homicide, and drunk driving) and the trend expected from registered alcohol sales. The impact of alcohol sales on these indicators were estimated by means of ARIMA-analyses, and then the error term series was calculated for each indicator, meaning the difference between the observed and the expected trends in harm rates. A factor analysis of the four error-term series yielded one single factor which was interpreted as the unregistered alcohol consumption. According to the outcome this would have increased linearly by about 80% during the study period. Some comparisons are made with other data; for example it is noted that the trend in travelling abroad reasonably matches the trend in estimated unregistered consumption.

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