Belarus’ liquor output up 2% in Jan-Jun 2020 to 6.369m dal
<p> MINSK, Jul 28 – PrimePress. Belarus increased output of vodka and hard liquor by 2% year on year in January-June 2020 to 3.016 million decaliters (dal), Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a report. </p> <p> </p> <p> In June 2020, output of vodka and hard liquor totaled 1.098 million dal (up 0.8% year on year, down 3.4% month on month). </p> <p> </p> <p> Output of fermented alcoholic beverages decreased by 14.9% year on year in Jan-Jun 2020 to 2.402 million dal. In June alone, output stood at 395,000 dal (down 21.8% against June 2019, down 8.4% against May 2020). </p> <p> </p> <p> Output of grape wine decreased by 8.8% to 1.507 million dal. In June alone, output stood at 275,000 dal (up 2.2% year on year, up 6.6% month on month). </p> <p> </p> <p> Output of sparkling wines in Jan-Jun 2020 increased 22.6% to 889,000 dal, including 163,000 dal in Jun (up 21.6% yoy, up 15.6% from May 2020). Brandy output was up 12.6% in Jan-Jun 2020 to 205,000 dal, including 32,000 dal in Jun (down 17.9% yoy, up 33.3% from May 2020). </p> <p> </p> <p> Inventories of vodka and hard liquor amounted to 1.015 million dal as of July 1, 2020 (95.6% of average monthly output), brandy – 38,000 dal (111.2%), sparkling wines – 289,000 dal (195.1%), grape wines – 313,000 dal (136.9%), fermented alcoholic beverages – 333,000 dal (83.7%). </p> <p> </p> <p> Inventories of fermented alcoholic beverages decreased by 18.6% yoy as of July 1, 2020, vodka and hard liquor – down 0.1%, brandy – down 5%, grape wines – up 0.3%, sparkling wines – up 9.9%. </p> <p> </p> <p> Sales of alcoholic beverages and beer totaled Br2 billion ($837.295 million at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus) in Jan-Jun 2020 (8.5% of the retail turnover). In terms of absolute alcohol, sales of alcoholic beverages and beer increased in Jan-Jun 2020 by 2.6% year on year. </p> <p> </p> <p> In terms of absolute alcohol, the share of vodka in total sales of alcoholic beverages decreased in Jan-Jun 2020 by 0.4 percentage points year on year to 46.5%; the share of liqueurs and spirits made up 6.3% (up 0.2 pp), grape wines – 7.4% (up 0.1 pp). </p> <p> </p> <p> The share of fruit wines decreased by 1 percentage point to 10.6%, brandy – up 0.6 pp to 4.1%, sparkling wines – up 0.1 pp to 2.4%, low-alcohol beverages – up 0.2 pp to 1.3%. </p> <p> </p> <p> In physical terms, sales of vodka increased 3.3% to 2.116 million dal, liqueurs and spirits – up 9.7% to 390,600 dal, grape wines – up 9.6% to 970,400 dal, fruit wines – down 5.4% to 1.018 million dal, brandy – up 26.1% to 200,300 dal, sparkling wines – up 10.1% to 441,500 dal, low-alcohol beverages – up 23.3% to 345,800 dal. End </p>
2020-07-30
Primepress
MINSK, Jul 28 – PrimePress. Belarus increased output of vodka and hard liquor by 2% year on year in January-June 2020 to 3.016 million decaliters (dal), Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a report.
In June 2020, output of vodka and hard liquor totaled 1.098 million dal (up 0.8% year on year, down 3.4% month on month).
Output of fermented alcoholic beverages decreased by 14.9% year on year in Jan-Jun 2020 to 2.402 million dal. In June alone, output stood at 395,000 dal (down 21.8% against June 2019, down 8.4% against May 2020).
Output of grape wine decreased by 8.8% to 1.507 million dal. In June alone, output stood at 275,000 dal (up 2.2% year on year, up 6.6% month on month).
Output of sparkling wines in Jan-Jun 2020 increased 22.6% to 889,000 dal, including 163,000 dal in Jun (up 21.6% yoy, up 15.6% from May 2020). Brandy output was up 12.6% in Jan-Jun 2020 to 205,000 dal, including 32,000 dal in Jun (down 17.9% yoy, up 33.3% from May 2020).
Inventories of vodka and hard liquor amounted to 1.015 million dal as of July 1, 2020 (95.6% of average monthly output), brandy – 38,000 dal (111.2%), sparkling wines – 289,000 dal (195.1%), grape wines – 313,000 dal (136.9%), fermented alcoholic beverages – 333,000 dal (83.7%).
Inventories of fermented alcoholic beverages decreased by 18.6% yoy as of July 1, 2020, vodka and hard liquor – down 0.1%, brandy – down 5%, grape wines – up 0.3%, sparkling wines – up 9.9%.
Sales of alcoholic beverages and beer totaled Br2 billion ($837.295 million at the rate of the National Bank of Belarus) in Jan-Jun 2020 (8.5% of the retail turnover). In terms of absolute alcohol, sales of alcoholic beverages and beer increased in Jan-Jun 2020 by 2.6% year on year.
In terms of absolute alcohol, the share of vodka in total sales of alcoholic beverages decreased in Jan-Jun 2020 by 0.4 percentage points year on year to 46.5%; the share of liqueurs and spirits made up 6.3% (up 0.2 pp), grape wines – 7.4% (up 0.1 pp).
The share of fruit wines decreased by 1 percentage point to 10.6%, brandy – up 0.6 pp to 4.1%, sparkling wines – up 0.1 pp to 2.4%, low-alcohol beverages – up 0.2 pp to 1.3%.
In physical terms, sales of vodka increased 3.3% to 2.116 million dal, liqueurs and spirits – up 9.7% to 390,600 dal, grape wines – up 9.6% to 970,400 dal, fruit wines – down 5.4% to 1.018 million dal, brandy – up 26.1% to 200,300 dal, sparkling wines – up 10.1% to 441,500 dal, low-alcohol beverages – up 23.3% to 345,800 dal. End