Spirits market research (page 56 of 60)

The total sales volume of spirits decreased by 4% in 2010. This was mainly due to the largest category of vodka showing a negative trend. However, other categories showed growth, brandies and whiskie...

The prolonged difficulties in the economy led to increase the levels of unemployment and reduced purchasing power of consumers, which significantly limited their ability to purchase spirits. The prohi...

As was the case with the alcoholic drinks market generally, economic growth and rising disposable incomes were the main factors behind the positive performance of spirits in 2010. As growth in consume...

The strong recovery of the economy in Singapore in 2010 bolstered confidence levels of businessmen, which led to more business entertaining as well as corporate events held within the year. The result...

New products launched in whiskies, gin and vodka in the second half of 2009 revitalised the demand for spirits as consumers showed a positive response to products which were promoted as being of highe...

2010 was not a good year for spirits with year-on-year growth declining further, as consumers traded down to cheaper brands and drinks. They drank more at home and retailers increased their price prom...

In 2010, spirits experienced 7% value and 3% volume growth. Spirits had a stronger value performance due to the increase in unit prices, perceived essentially in the on-trade channel. It was also due ...

In Colombia, there has been an interesting development in the luxury industry, and alcoholic drinks has not been indifferent to this trend. In spirits, it is even more common to find premium and super...

Despite the recovering economy, spirits sales did not increase as rapidly as those within beer during 2010. Beer sales were boosted by heavy promotions and the holding of the FIFA World Cup while dema...

Spirits in Estonia is set to decline by 3% as 17.9 million litres will be sold at a total value of EEK4.8 billion in 2010, while consumers continue to be cautious in their spending habits, consuming a...

Cocktails and mixed alcoholic drinks continued to boost sales of vodka, tequila and white rum in 2010. Available at accessible prices, these white alcoholic drinks remained very popular among young co...

In 2010, vodka was one of the drinks that benefited from the negative effects of the financial instability, becoming a value-for-money product and driving sales of spirits in Azerbaijan, with an incre...

Swedish whisky is a fast-growing niche product in spirits. Production is still small, but is increasing with each passing year. Swedish whisky accounted for just under 1% of total sales of whiskies in...

The government increased the Special Consumption Tax on the 1st January 2010 that affected all alcoholic drinks, and resulted in an increase in the unit prices of all spirits. As the prices increased,...

One important factor that contributes to spirits performance is the fact that whisky is a drink which is extremely entrenched in Venezuelan culture since it is considered as a status drink. Whisky rep...

2010 was a slightly better year for the spirits industry, although, with a volume increase of just 2%, the industry still needs to rally hard to drive sales. Manufacturers are still up against the con...

Closely tied by segment conditions, players in the other blended scotch whisky and other whisk(e)y categories, increased off-trade prices in 2010, maintaining the gap existing between Scotch and domes...

2010 was an interesting year within spirits in terms of both new and continuing trends and in terms of influential events. The main story within spirits in 2010 evolved around the new tax reform that ...

Illicit alcohol sales in Latvia in spring 2010 accounted for 40%. The reason for this was an unfavourable excise tax policy and lack of activity to combat illicit trade. The purchasing power of consum...

Spirits have shown an ability to bounce back under pressure in certain categories. This means that consumers tend to indulge in certain products as an affordable alternative to more expensive indulgen...

The increase in special and import tax rates had a negative impact on spirits growth in 2009. Whilst the area was able to record slight volume growth in 2010 due to the lifting of import taxes, sales ...

Bolivian singani brand Casa Real (other spirits) was awarded the Gold Medal for best Moscatel (distilled from grapes) at the Vinalies Catad’Or 2009, organised by the French Union of Winemakers in Chil...

Spirits in Bosnia-Herzegovina continue to play second fiddle to beer. Wine is also snatching older consumers from spirits. Spirits manufacturers will need to find a way to reinvent their products and ...

Paradoxically, the main influence for the volume growth of spirits in 2010 came from the economic downturn, with its negative impact on incomes and thus the focus of heavy spirits to cheaper other spi...

Spirits is set to experience a 3% total volume growth in 2010, to reach 35 million litres. Contraband products continued to have a negative impact on total spirits sales over 2010. According to indust...

Spirit volume sales continue to grow at a healthy annual 2% rate between 2007 and 2010. Although value sales growth continued to trail volume in the midst of one of the worst US economic recessions in...

Local consumers presented a strong trend towards the purchase and consumption of vodka and other white spirits over the review period. The flexibility of white spirits to prepare special drinks is an ...

Consumption of spirits in Peru can be divided in two groups: low-priced spirits, which have achieved good penetration within the provinces, and high-value products that appeal to upper- and middle-inc...

Total sales of spirits declined almost 4% in Finland in 2010 suffering from increases in retail prices due to tax hikes in October 2009, and to some extent also the effects of the economic recession, ...

A slightly improved economic climate encouraged the development of premium spirits in Denmark in 2010. The premiumisation trend was particularly strong within rum and whiskies. Premium rum became incr...