Alcoholic Drinks

During most of the review period increasing demand was recorded for alcoholic drinks – a trend driven by improvements in the economic environment, and thus positive effects on both demand and supply. The overall economic performance in the country ...

In 2018, overall alcoholic drinks consumption continued to record modest growth, roughly in line with the population growth in Canada. Smaller categories such as RTDs and cider posted more upbeat performances, while beer and spirits, which account ...

In 2018, alcoholic drinks in Germany recorded its strongest total volume growth of the review period. This development was on the one hand, driven by the long and hot summer and on the other, by various new product launches in trending categories. ...

In 2018, spirits demonstrated stable growth, driven by premiumisation trends and heavy promotional activity in modern grocery retailing. Despite the high price sensitivity of the mass Bulgarian consumer, in 2018 the quest for “authentic experience” ...

Even though the number of people legally able to purchase and drink alcohol in Switzerland continues to rise slowly, total volume sales of alcoholic drinks remained flat in 2018. This can be attributed to a range of opposing factors. The main reasons...

Total volume sales of alcoholic drinks grew at a slightly slower pace than in the previous years, with spirits and wine showing negative growth rates in 2018. One reason is that the Spanish economy lost some steam in 2018, after its good performance ...

Alcoholic drinks in France recorded a fairly lacklustre performance in 2018. Total volume sales remained stagnant, which was disappointing for producers in comparison with the expectations of the previous year. The market benefited from an ...

Alcoholic drinks registered a positive performance in Guatemala in 2018, with stronger total volume growth than seen in 2017. Growth is attributed to several different trends, affecting different consumer bases. At the lower-end of the market, where ...

Affected by the extraordinary levels of economic uncertainty in Costa Rica during the second half of 2018, a broader base of middle- and lower-income consumers adopted more cautious spending habits. In this context, economy proposals gained momentum ...

As the health and wellness trend continues, the average alcohol by volume (ABV) of alcoholic drinks in South Korea shows a decline. Koreans used to be famous for their heavy drinking culture, and this made soju one of the best-selling spirits in the ...

While alcoholic drinks posted growth in total current value terms in the US in 2018, and slightly above its performance in the previous year, it continued to decline in total volume terms. The overall decline in total volume terms was due to falling ...

Following a small decline in volume sales in 2017, alcoholic drinks in Denmark posted a marginal increase in 2018. One of the main contributory factors to this increase in volume sales was the summer weather. While the summer in Denmark in 2017 was ...

The alcoholic drinks market in Ireland achieved modest volume growth in 2018. Overall alcohol consumption levels continued to fall with the fastest growing category being non/low alcohol beer. The industry benefited from the FIFA World Cup (hosted in...

In 2018, alcoholic drinks in Belarus recorded positive dynamics in the form of single-digit total volume growth. Stable economic performance, moderate inflation and a steady exchange rate meant there was limited unit price growth. Rising disposable ...

The lingering effects of demonetisation, Good and Services Tax (GST) and highway bans finally started to taper off at the end of the review period. However, excise duty hikes in the states of West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat and Maharashtra ...

The wider availability of brands and products in the market, together with the continued strength of well-positioned brands, were the main drivers of growth in alcoholic drinks during 2018. Consolidated brands saw an increase in consumption ...

Total volume sales in alcoholic drinks in Austria were stable in 2018, helped by a good performance in beer, which was by far the largest category and benefited from favourable summer weather and high beer consumption during the FIFA World Cup. Other...

In 2018, total volume sales of alcoholic drinks in Australia continued to rise, with growth driven by positive performances from cider/perry, wine and spirits. Cider/perry’s positive performance can be attributed to its strong positioning as a ...

Azerbaijan’s economy stabilised in 2018 thanks to growth in oil revenues. This strengthened the national currency and allowed authorities to curb inflation, which had reached double digits in 2016 and 2017. Favourable macroeconomic conditions also ...

Despite the economic downturn in China in 2018, total volume sales of alcoholic drinks remained at the same level as in 2017. Meanwhile, current value sales enjoyed strong growth, particularly in spirits. The off-trade volume performance was slightly...