Also, a half liter is larger than an American pint (473 mL) but smaller than a UK pint (568 mL - UK fluid ounces are smaller than US fluid ounces). And I would

Also, a half liter is larger than an American pint (473 mL) but smaller than a UK pint (568 mL - UK fluid ounces are smaller than US fluid ounces). And I would imagine that prices wouldn't go down when they switched from imperial pints to half-liters.