Britons reported to be drinking less, as data shows consumption at record low

Nearly three-quarters of UK adult drinkers told a survey they planned to moderate their drinking over Christmas. Photograph: Chagin/Getty Images/iStockphoto

People in Britain are drinking less alcohol than in previous years, according to reports.

The average UK adult consumed 10.2 alcoholic drinks a week last year, the lowest figure since data collection began in 1990 and a decline of more than a quarter from the peak of 14 two decades ago, according to figures published in the FT from research company IWSR.