China imported 4,320.5 tons of whisky from January to March 2018, an increase of 44.8 percent year on year. The imports amounted to 38.2 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 45.3 percent year on year. The average price was 8,844.7 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 0.4 percent year on year.
In March alone, China imported 1,346.4 tons of whisky, an increase of 41.4 percent month on month. The imports amounted to 11.9 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 50.0 percent month on month. The average price was 8,850.9 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 6.1 percent month on month. Compared with March 2017, there was an increase of 12.2 percent in quantity, an increase of 4.6 percent in value, and a decrease of 6.8 percent in average price.
In terms of import origin by continents, Asia exported 228.1 tons from January to March 2018, a decrease of 1.1 percent year on year, or 2.3 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 2.3 percent year on year, at an average price of 10,173.9 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 1.2 percent year on year; Europe exported 3,646.4 tons, an increase of 47.0 percent year on year, or 33.2 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 48.5 percent year on year, at an average price of 9,103.8 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 1.0 percent year on year; North America exported 445.9 tons, an increase of 64.4 percent year on year, or 2.7 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 76.7 percent year on year, at an average price of 6,046.3 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 7.5 percent year on year; Oceania exported 8 kilograms, a decrease of 98.5 percent year on year, or 58 U.S. dollars, a decrease of 99.8 percent year on year, at an average price of 7,250.0 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 89.7 percent year on year.
In March alone, Asia exported 121.5 tons of whisky, a decrease of 34.3 percent year on year, or 1.2 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 34.3 percent year on year, at an average price of 10,270.5 U.S. dollars per ton, an increase of 0.1 percent year on year; Europe exported 1,079.1 tons, an increase of 16.0 percent year on year, or 9.8 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 10.1 percent year on year, at an average price of 9,051.0 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 5.1 percent year on year; North America exported 145.7 tons, an increase of 72.3 percent year on year, or 901,547 U.S. dollars, an increase of 45.9 percent year on year, at an average price of 6,186.0 U.S. dollars per ton, a decrease of 15.3 percent year on year.
Among all the countries and regions that exported whisky to China from January to March 2018, in terms of value, the United Kingdom ranked first with 32.3 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 46.0 percent year on year; the United States ranked second with 2.7 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 82.0 percent year on year; Japan ranked third with 2.0 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 32.9 percent year on year.
In March alone, the United Kingdom ranked first with 9.5 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 8.0 percent year on year; Japan ranked second with 1.1 million U.S. dollars, a decrease of 27.5 percent year on year; the United States ranked third with 894,086 U.S. dollars, an increase of 56.5 percent year on year.
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China Monthly Import Report on Whisky (March 2018).pdf
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