China exported 107,945.8 tons of alcoholic drinks from January to March 2018, a decrease of 11.4 percent year on year. The exports amounted to 284.4 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 5.6 percent year on year. The average price was 2,635.0 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 6.5 percent year on year.
In March alone, China exported 38,710.6 tons of alcoholic drinks, an increase of 23.0 percent month on month. The exports amounted to 96.6 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 24.1 percent month on month. The average price was 2,495.0 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 0.9 percent month on month. Compared with March 2017, there was a decrease of 8.4 percent in quantity, a decrease of 15.6 percent in value, and a decrease of 7.8 percent in average price.
In terms of export destination by continents, Asia imported 92,642.6 tons of alcoholic drinks from January to March 2018, a decrease of 13.3 percent year on year, or 249.2 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 0.4 percent year on year, at an average price of 2,690.3 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 15.0 percent year on year; Africa imported 542.8 tons, a decrease of 30.6 percent year on year, or 878,312 U.S. dollars, an increase of 58.6 percent year on year, at an average price of 1,618.0 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 128.6 percent year on year; Europe imported 6,873.3 tons, an increase of 1.7 percent year on year, or 14.5 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 54.4 percent year on year, at an average price of 2,114.8 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 55.2 percent year on year; South America imported 212.9 tons, a decrease of 19.4 percent year on year, or 265,075 U.S. dollars, a decrease of 80.4 percent year on year, at an average price of 1,245.2 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 75.7 percent year on year; North America imported 3,626.0 tons, an increase of 37.9 percent year on year, or 10.5 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 17.1 percent year on year, at an average price of 2,908.6 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 15.0 percent year on year; Oceania imported 4,048.1 tons, a decrease of 8.6 percent year on year, or 9.0 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 5.9 percent year on year, at an average price of 2,215.7 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 15.8 percent year on year.
In March alone, Asia imported 33,588.4 tons of alcoholic drinks, or 83.9 million U.S. dollars, at an average price of 2,498.7 U.S. dollars per ton; Africa imported 71.3 tons, or 164,923 U.S. dollars, at an average price of 2,314.0 U.S. dollars per ton; Europe imported 2,276.2 tons, or 4.8 million U.S. dollars, at an average price of 2,102.8 U.S. dollars per ton; South America imported 64.4 tons, or 48,771 U.S. dollars, at an average price of 756.8 U.S. dollars per ton; North America imported 1,350.6 tons, or 2.3 million U.S. dollars, at an average price of 1,690.5 U.S. dollars per ton; Oceania imported 1,359.6 tons, or 5.4 million U.S. dollars, at an average price of 3,949.8 U.S. dollars per ton.
Among all the countries and regions that imported alcoholic drinks from China from January to March 2018, in terms of value, Hong Kong ranked first with 167.0 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 3.8 percent year on year; the Republic of Korea ranked second with 13.2 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 24.9 percent year on year; Taiwan ranked third with 10.3 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 3.7 percent year on year.
In March alone, Hong Kong ranked first with 57.0 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 4.9 percent year on year; Myanmar ranked second with 4.1 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 86.3 percent year on year; the Republic of Korea ranked third with 4.1 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 28.3 percent year on year.
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China Monthly Export Report on Alcoholic Drinks (March 2018).pdf