% ▁of ▁their ▁trade . ▁The ▁L VA ▁said ▁some ▁business es ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁br ink ▁of ▁closure , ▁others ▁had ▁already ▁closed ▁down , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁optim ism ▁trade ▁would ▁eventually ▁return ▁to ▁previous ▁levels . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Be er ▁and ▁Pub ▁Association ▁( BB PA ), ▁which ▁represents ▁some ▁pub s ▁and ▁bre wer ies ▁across ▁the ▁UK ▁claimed ▁that ▁be er ▁sales ▁were ▁at ▁their ▁lowest ▁level ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁as cri bing ▁a ▁fall ▁in ▁sales ▁of ▁ 7 % ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁the ▁smoke - free ▁reg ulations . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁pub ▁and ▁bar ▁trade ▁magazine ▁The ▁Public an , ▁the ▁anticip ated ▁increase ▁in ▁sales ▁of ▁food ▁following ▁introduction ▁of ▁smoke - free ▁work p laces ▁did ▁not ▁immediately ▁occur . ▁The ▁trade ▁magazine ' s ▁survey ▁of ▁ 3 0 3 ▁pub s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁found ▁the ▁average ▁customer ▁spent ▁£ 1 4 . 8 6 ▁on ▁food ▁and ▁drink ▁at ▁dinner ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁virt ually ▁identical ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁A ▁survey ▁conducted ▁by ▁B II ▁( former ly ▁British ▁Institute ▁of ▁Inn keep ing ) ▁and ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Lic ensed ▁Vict u all ers ' ▁Associ ations ▁( FL VA ) ▁concluded ▁that ▁sales ▁had ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 7 . 3 % ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 ▁months ▁since ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁smoke