Market research on the alcoholic drinks industry. Standardised an...
Market research on the alcoholic drinks industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
As seen with the trend for champagne in clubs, we are also seeing a significant increase in sales of premium and prestige premium spirits through clubs and lounges in Cameroon. Brands such as Johnnie Walker Black Label (Diageo Plc), Jack Daniel’s…
Total volume sales of spirits recorded a marked recovery in 2022, driven by the full reopening of the on-trade channel, as night clubs were finally allowed to reopen with no restrictions in March 2022. Although the shift in consumption occasions…
Off-trade spirits saw a decline in volume and value sales in 2022, largely due to the resumption of cross-border trade with Sweden and an increase in international travel. The on-trade spirits market, meanwhile, experienced a recovery in 2022…
In 2022, both off- and on-trade sales of spirits in Bulgaria increased. Current value growth by far exceeded volume growth due to a huge rise in average unit prices. Despite this, the premiumisation trend continued as Bulgarians increasingly favour…
Spirits in the Philippines enjoyed robust rises in 2022. This growth was seen in both retail and on-trade channels, spurred by the escalating mobility during the review period as a greater number of individuals returned to work and consequently…
Soju, which accounts for the largest total volume share of spirits in South Korea, experienced a weak performance over the review period with stagnant demand in 2022. In addition to a sober curious culture, local consumers have shifted to categories…
Sales of spirits declined in off-trade and on-trade volume terms in 2022. The category experienced a strong rebound in demand in 2021 boosted by the easing of restrictions and consumers returning to on-trade outlets. However, with life in Lithuania…
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on spirits in China was profound in 2022, as the closure of on-trade establishments during lockdowns had a detrimental effect on sales in the category. However, amidst these challenging circumstances, there was a…
Many Australians spent the two first years of COVID-19 experimenting with creating cocktails at home. As the pandemic eased in 2022, this resulted in a cocktail boom in the on-trade, as these increasingly educated cocktail connoisseurs sought…
Spirits recorded solid total volume growth in 2022, despite poor economic conditions and strong rises in unit prices. Actual volume growth was driven largely by gin and bitters, which are categories dominated by economy brands. Whilst categories…
Even though 2022 was marked by inflationary pressures, spirits witnessed rapid growth in Colombia, driven by the further recovery of the on-trade channel where double-digit volume growth was visible. Consumers were eager to socialize after so much…
Spirits consumption increased notably in both off- and on-premise terms, driven by a huge incremental volume growth of bitters, which reached the highest historical consumption in 2022. Bitters, which hold the majority of spirits consumption in…
Spirits recorded buoyant volume growth in both the off-trade and on-trade channels in Vietnam in 2022, in keeping with the positive recovery of the domestic economy. With a stronger sense of optimism, local consumers were more willing to spend money…
2020 was an exceptional year for spirits overall, as the surge in off-trade volume sales for at-home consumption outweighed the losses in the on-trade channel. Defying many expectations, 2022 remained a year of growth for the category in total volume…
After consecutive years of decline, total volume sales of spirits returned to growth in 2022. Spirits has a higher proportion of on-trade sales than other alcoholic drinks categories. Before the pandemic, it accounted for more than 33% of total…
While 2021 was an atypical year in sales of spirits, leading to small positive growth, volume sales fell into a small negative decline in 2022 – as per the structure of the category pre-pandemic. However, this hides another atypical trend – namely…
Growth in total volume sales of spirits in 2022 was well down from 2021, with demand slowing sharply at the off- and on-trade levels. Because these products are comparatively expensive, the category was particularly exposed to more cautious attitudes…
Overall, spirits registered a slight increase in volume sales in 2022, but performance varied widely across different products. Spirits that registered healthy growth were premium offerings of tequila (and mezcal), as well as whiskeys, with some…
Vodka continues to be the dominant product area in overall spirits, still accounting for close to 90% of spirits sales in total volume terms in 2022. This means that the dynamics in vodka generally determine the performance of overall spirits, with…
Performance for spirits was much more muted than for beer and wine in 2022, with only a slight increase in volume sales. Vodka continued to be the most popular spirit, accounting for over nine-tenths of volume sales. However, in recent years there…