The line graphs provide data on the basis of how many barrels of beer was sold to pubs and supermarkets from 2000 to 2016 in UK, and the accompanying bar chart shows the number of functioning pubs over the same period of time.
Overall, the total amount of beer purchased by supermarkets had a general increase from 2000 to 2016, despite some fluctuations over the given period. Additionally, the volume of beer sold to pubs had a constant decrease, following a similar pattern with the number of pubs in UK, which also fell constantly between 2000 and 2016.
Numerous UK pubs closed over the given period. The number of working pubs accounted for 60000 in 2000, a figure that then fell steadily to around 55000 in 2010. This number decreased further, reaching the minimum point of 50000 pubs in 2016.
An increased amount of beer was sold to supermarkets, while the reverse was true for pubs. Starting at nearly 25000 barrels in 2000, the total number of beer barrels sold to pubs witnessed a gradual fall to 15000 barrels in 2010. This figure continued going down, reaching around 12000 barrels in 2016. However, the volume of beer purchased by supermarkets had a moderate growth from just over 10000 barrels in 2000 to approximately 15000 barrels in 2008. After some fluctuations, the number of beer barrels sold to stores recovered, reaching the point of around 15000 barrels in 2016.
