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According to Folkhälsomyndigheten, the peak consumtion was in 2004 at 10,5 litres, then a gradual declne to 8,5 litres in 2020. If we add the WHO numbers we get: 1996 6 litres 2004 10,5 litres 2016 9,2 litres 2020 8,5 litres
Between 1996 and 2004 was the year 2000, when the guarantees Sweden received on joining the EU expired and the much more limited rules on private import was voided, and the private import quota went from rather limited to functionally unlimited. If that had been clear in 1994, the sobriety movement would have been campaigning on the side of not entering the EU, and considering the slim margin - 52,8% in favor - Sweden probably wouldn't have joined.
Last years number's regarding the membership was 16% opposed 58% in favour, while on the euro it was 64% opposed and 21% in favour.
There was a majority against EU membership in the first years of membership, so this is pretty much as popular as the membership has ever been.
The euro had pretty even numbers until the euro crisis when support plummeted to around 10%.
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