date:Oct 31, 2013
good weather in July. Sales in August and September weren't quite as strong, a spokesman said.
For the full year it is still expected that there will be a slight decline in volume sold.
72.9 million hectoliters sold in the first nine months of the year, despite the short summer highs, are still 2.1% below that of the previous year.
Exports to other EU countries fell sharply with a decrease of 9%, while domestic sales fell by only 1.9%.
According to Spiegel online, the German brewers industry