It's a mixed picture, with prices up and down.
Free houses (ones not tied to suppliers) remain the cheapest, with tenancies cheaper than managed houses for real ale but not necessarily for keg products.
| Pub type | 2002 | 2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild | All | 180 | 2.3% | 176 |
| Bitter | All | 214 | 1.3% | 211 |
| All real ale | All | 213 | 1.8% | 209 |
| Free | 209 | 4.9% | 199 | |
| Tenanted | 214 | 1.9% | 210 | |
| Managed | 219 | 0.6% | 218 | |
| Nitrokeg | All | 205 | -6.8% | 220 |
| Free | - | - | 219 | |
| Tenanted | 202 | -7.8% | 219 | |
| Managed | 210 | -6.9% | 225 | |
| Lager | All | 228 | -1.6% | 232 |
| Free | 228 | -1.8% | 232 | |
| Tenanted | 230 | 0% | 230 | |
| Managed | 226 | -4.2% | 236 | |
| Cider | All | 232 | 1.2% | 229 |
| Free | 228 | 0.3% | 227 | |
| Tenanted | 237 | 4.4% | 227 | |
| Managed | 231 | -3.1% | 238 | |
| Stout | All | 243 | 1.6% | 239 |
| Free | 237 | 2.3% | 232 | |
| Tenanted | 247 | 2.9% | 240 | |
| Managed | 247 | -0.4% | 248 | |