Earlier today (10 April), trade body the Champagne Bureau published figures on the category’s global export performance in 2013. Here we present a table of Champagne’s top 10 markets across the globe and how they performed in volume terms last year, compared to the prior year:
| Rank | Country | 2013 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 30.8m Bottles | -5.13% |
| 2 | United States | 17.9m Bottles | 0.93% |
| 3 | Germany | 12.4m Bottles | -1.57% |
| 4 | Japan | 9.7m Bottles | 6.75% |
| 5 | Belgium | 9.5m Bottles | 14.15% |
| 6 | Australia | 6m Bottles | 11.4% |
| 7 | Italy | 5.4m Bottles | -14.18% |
| 8 | Switzerland | 5.1m Bottles | -4.07% |
| 9 | Spain | 3.1m Bottles | -1.92% |
| 10 | Sweden | 2.5m Bottles | 7.64% |