On November 27, the Wine Importers and Exporters Branch of the China Chamber of Commerce for Food, Soil and Livestock Importers and Exporters released the import and export of wine from January to October.
Data show that from January to October, the import value of spirits was 1.73 billion US dollars, down 23.7%; Imports were 89.89 million liters, down 13.9%, accounting for 48.7% of the total imported wine. Among them, the cumulative amount of brandy fell by more than 20%, and the proportion of total spirits imports fell to 59.1%; The downwash of whisky was limited and accounted for 21.0% of the value of spirits imports. From January to October, the cumulative import value of wine was 1.28 billion US dollars, an increase of 30.2%; Imports of 230 million liters, an increase of 13.4%, accounting for 36.0% of the total imports of alcohol.
From January to October, beer imports amounted to 460 million US dollars, down 11.2%; Imports were 330 million yuan, down 11.3%, accounting for 12.9% of the total alcohol imports. In terms of exports, from January to October, China's wine exports totaled 620 million liters, an increase of 6.7%; Exports totaled 1.49 billion US dollars, an increase of 7.1%. Among them, from January to October, liquor accounted for 48.4% of the total export alcohol, with exports of 720 million US dollars, an increase of 14.1%; Exports were 12.75 million liters, up 3.3%. From January to October, beer accounted for 26.0% of the total alcohol exports, with exports of 390 million US dollars, an increase of 4.0%; Exports were 550 million litres, up 7.5%.