The impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the Northern Territory, Australia
Abstract Objective: The Northern Territory (NT) Government introduced a minimum unit price (MUP) of $1.30 per standard drink (10g pure alcohol) explicitly aimed at reducing the consumption of cheap wine products from October 2018. We aimed to assess the impact of the NT MUP on estimates of beverage‐...
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| description | Abstract Objective: The Northern Territory (NT) Government introduced a minimum unit price (MUP) of $1.30 per standard drink (10g pure alcohol) explicitly aimed at reducing the consumption of cheap wine products from October 2018. We aimed to assess the impact of the NT MUP on estimates of beverage‐specific population‐adjusted alcohol consumption using wholesale alcohol supply data. Methods: Interrupted time series analyses were conducted to examine MUP effects on trends in estimated per capita alcohol consumption (PCAC) for cask wine, total wine and total alcohol, across the NT and in the Darwin/Palmerston region. Results: Significant step decreases were found for cask wine and total wine PCAC in Darwin/Palmerston and across the Northern Territory. PCAC of cask wine decreased by 50.6% in the NT, and by 48.8% in Darwin/Palmerston compared to the prior year. PCAC for other beverages (e.g. beer) were largely unaffected by MUP. Overall, PCAC across the Territory declined, but not in Darwin/Palmerston. Conclusion: With minimal implementation costs, the Northern Territory Government's MUP policy successfully targeted and reduced cask wine and total wine consumption. Cask wine, in particular, almost halved in Darwin/Palmerston where the impact of the MUP was able to be determined and considering other interventions. Implications for public health: Implementation of a minimum unit price for retail alcohol sales is a cost‐effective way to reduce the consumption of high alcohol content and high‐risk products, such as cheap cask wine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d609d629dc664777ae3bb195badc1d8e2023-09-02T17:17:55ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052021-02-01451263310.1111/1753-6405.13055The impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the Northern Territory, AustraliaNicholas Taylor0Peter Miller1Kerri Coomber2Michael Livingston3Debbie Scott4Penny Buykx5Tanya Chikritzhs6School of Psychology Deakin University VictoriaSchool of Psychology Deakin University VictoriaSchool of Psychology Deakin University VictoriaCentre for Alcohol Policy Research La Trobe University VictoriaMonash University; Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre VictoriaSchool of Humanities and Social Science The University of Newcastle New South WalesNational Drug Research Institute Curtin University Western AustraliaAbstract Objective: The Northern Territory (NT) Government introduced a minimum unit price (MUP) of $1.30 per standard drink (10g pure alcohol) explicitly aimed at reducing the consumption of cheap wine products from October 2018. We aimed to assess the impact of the NT MUP on estimates of beverage‐specific population‐adjusted alcohol consumption using wholesale alcohol supply data. Methods: Interrupted time series analyses were conducted to examine MUP effects on trends in estimated per capita alcohol consumption (PCAC) for cask wine, total wine and total alcohol, across the NT and in the Darwin/Palmerston region. Results: Significant step decreases were found for cask wine and total wine PCAC in Darwin/Palmerston and across the Northern Territory. PCAC of cask wine decreased by 50.6% in the NT, and by 48.8% in Darwin/Palmerston compared to the prior year. PCAC for other beverages (e.g. beer) were largely unaffected by MUP. Overall, PCAC across the Territory declined, but not in Darwin/Palmerston. Conclusion: With minimal implementation costs, the Northern Territory Government's MUP policy successfully targeted and reduced cask wine and total wine consumption. Cask wine, in particular, almost halved in Darwin/Palmerston where the impact of the MUP was able to be determined and considering other interventions. Implications for public health: Implementation of a minimum unit price for retail alcohol sales is a cost‐effective way to reduce the consumption of high alcohol content and high‐risk products, such as cheap cask wine.https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13055alcoholliquorcask winefloor priceminimum unit pricesupply |
| spellingShingle | Nicholas Taylor Peter Miller Kerri Coomber Michael Livingston Debbie Scott Penny Buykx Tanya Chikritzhs The impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the Northern Territory, Australia Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health alcohol liquor cask wine floor price minimum unit price supply |
| title | The impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the Northern Territory, Australia |
| title_full | The impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the Northern Territory, Australia |
| title_fullStr | The impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the Northern Territory, Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the Northern Territory, Australia |
| title_short | The impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the Northern Territory, Australia |
| title_sort | impact of a minimum unit price on wholesale alcohol supply trends in the northern territory australia |
| topic | alcohol liquor cask wine floor price minimum unit price supply |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13055 |
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