Alcoholic Drinks in China
Alcoholic drinks in 2021: The big picture
On-trade vs off-trade split
What next for alcoholic drinks?
Chart 1 Alcoholic Drinks Off-Trade Volume Sales Growth Scenarios: 2019-2026
Chart 2 Alcoholic Drinks On-Trade Volume Sales Growth Scenarios: 2019-2026
Chart 3 Alcoholic Drinks Impact of Soft Drivers on Off-Trade Volume Sales: 2019-2026
Chart 4 Alcoholic Drinks Impact of Soft Drivers on On-Trade Volume Sales: 2019-2026
Legal purchasing age and legal drinking age
Table 1 Number of On-trade Establishments by Type 2015-2021
Summary 1 Taxation and Duty Levies on Alcoholic Drinks 2021
Contraband/parallel trade
Cross-border/private imports
Table 2 Retail Consumer Expenditure on Alcoholic Drinks 2016-2021
Table 3 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 4 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Value 2016-2021
Table 5 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 6 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 7 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2021
Table 8 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2021
Table 9 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume 2021
Table 10 Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value 2021
Table 11 GBO Company Shares of Alcoholic Drinks: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 12 Distribution of Alcoholic Drinks by Format: % Off-trade Value 2016-2021
Table 13 Distribution of Alcoholic Drinks by Format and by Category: % Off-trade Volume 2021
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: Total Value 2021-2026
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026
Table 17 Forecast Sales of Alcoholic Drinks by Category: % Total Value Growth 2021-2026
Summary 2 Research Sources
Beer in China
Beer volumes start to return to the pre-pandemic level
Top five manufacturers maintain their positions, with growth supported by star beer products
Double-digit value growth pushed by premiumisation and price increases
Beer volume growth to see a slowdown
Growth potential expected for craft beer
Premiumisation set to continue over the forecast period
Lager price band methodology
Summary 3 Lager by Price Band 2021
Table 18 Number of Breweries 2016-2021
Table 19 Sales of Beer by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 20 Sales of Beer by Category: Total Value 2016-2021
Table 21 Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 22 Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 23 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2016-2021
Table 24 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2016-2021
Table 25 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 26 Sales of Beer by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 27 Sales of Beer by Craft vs Standard 2016-2021
Table 28 GBO Company Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 29 NBO Company Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 30 LBN Brand Shares of Beer: % Total Volume 2018-2021
Table 31 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026
Table 32 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: Total Value 2021-2026
Table 33 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026
Table 34 Forecast Sales of Beer by Category: % Total Value Growth 2021-2026
Cider/Perry in China
Cider/perry rebounds to solid double-digit total volume and value growth
Strongbow by China Resources Beer (Holdings) still leads, while other brands launch trendy new products
Growth potential for cider/perry due to its low alcohol content
Innovation in flavour diversification
Table 35 Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 36 Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Value 2016-2021
Table 37 Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 38 Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 39 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2016-2021
Table 40 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2016-2021
Table 41 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 42 Sales of Cider/Perry by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 43 GBO Company Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 44 NBO Company Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 45 LBN Brand Shares of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume 2018-2021
Table 46 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Volume 2021-2026
Table 47 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: Total Value 2021-2026
Table 48 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026
Table 49 Forecast Sales of Cider/Perry: % Total Value Growth 2021-2026
Rtds in China
RTDs records strong volume growth
While Rio still dominates, other players bring in new perspectives and product ideas
RTDs has growth potential, but faces fierce competition from other low alcohol drinks
Established perceptions of RTDs could potentially limit off-trade retail volume sales
Table 50 Sales of RTDs by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 51 Sales of RTDs by Category: Total Value 2016-2021
Table 52 Sales of RTDs by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 53 Sales of RTDs by Category: % Total Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 54 Sales of RTDs by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2016-2021
Table 55 Sales of RTDs by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2016-2021
Table 56 Sales of RTDs by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 57 Sales of RTDs by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 58 GBO Company Shares of RTDs: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 59 NBO Company Shares of RTDs: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 60 LBN Brand Shares of RTDs: % Total Volume 2018-2021
Table 61 Forecast Sales of RTDs by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026
Table 62 Forecast Sales of RTDs by Category: Total Value 2021-2026
Table 63 Forecast Sales of RTDs by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026
Table 64 Forecast Sales of RTDs by Category: % Total Value Growth 2021-2026
Spirits in China
Baijiu volumes continue to decline in 2021 due to health awareness
Little Lang Liquor takes some of Jiangxiaobai’s consumers due to its good taste
International spirits witness growth momentum in 2021
Premium Chinese spirits expected to grow in volume terms
Product, pricing and brand strategies expected to upgrade to achieve premiumisation
Japanese whiskies to benefit from tariff cut
Vodka, gin, other blended Scotch whisky, dark rum and white rum price band methodology
Summary 4 Benchmark Brands 2021
Table 65 Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 66 Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Value 2016-2021
Table 67 Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 68 Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 69 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2016-2021
Table 70 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2016-2021
Table 71 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 72 Sales of Spirits by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 73 Sales of Dark Rum by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 74 Sales of White Rum by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 75 Sales of Other Blended Scotch Whisky by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 76 Sales of English Gin by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 77 Sales of Vodka by Price Platform: % Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 78 Sales of Vodka by Flavoured vs Non-flavoured: % Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 79 GBO Company Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 80 NBO Company Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 81 LBN Brand Shares of Spirits: % Total Volume 2018-2021
Table 82 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026
Table 83 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: Total Value 2021-2026
Table 84 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026
Table 85 Forecast Sales of Spirits by Category: % Total Value Growth 2021-2026
Wine in China
Wine continues to see strong decline, despite fewer COVID-19 restrictions
Guyue Longshan leads non-grape wine, and Changyu leads still light grape wine
Tariffs of up to 218% imposed on Australian wine
Rice wine to continue its volume decline over the forecast period
Champagne to see volume and value growth potential
Despite difficulties in still light grape wine, Australian winemakers will come up with strategies amid tariff surge
Table 86 Sales of Wine by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021
Table 87 Sales of Wine by Category: Total Value 2016-2021
Table 88 Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 89 Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 90 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: Volume 2016-2021
Table 91 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: Value 2016-2021
Table 92 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Volume Growth 2016-2021
Table 93 Sales of Wine by Off-trade vs On-trade: % Value Growth 2016-2021
Table 94 Sales of Still Red Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2016-2021
Table 95 Sales of Still Rosé Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2016-2021
Table 96 Sales of Still White Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2016-2021
Table 97 Sales of Other Sparkling Wine by Price Segment: % Off-trade Volume 2016-2021
Table 98 Sales of Wine by Origin 2019-2021
Table 99 GBO Company Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 100 NBO Company Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 101 LBN Brand Shares of Still Light Grape Wine: % Total Volume 2018-2021
Table 102 GBO Company Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 103 NBO Company Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 104 LBN Brand Shares of Champagne: % Total Volume 2018-2021
Table 105 GBO Company Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 106 NBO Company Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 107 LBN Brand Shares of Other Sparkling Wine: % Total Volume 2018-2021
Table 108 GBO Company Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 109 NBO Company Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2017-2021
Table 110 LBN Brand Shares of Non-grape Wine: % Total Volume 2018-2021
Table 111 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026
Table 112 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: Total Value 2021-2026
Table 113 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026
Table 114 Forecast Sales of Wine by Category: % Total Value Growth 2021-2026