Gin and Japanese whisky post double digit percent growth in global travel retail

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London – Overall spirits volume and value in global travel retail increased in 2018, strengthened by gains in several categories. In total, spirits volume grew 2.5% in the channel last year, to reach 24.5m nine-litre cases, with a value of US$9.2bn.

The spirits categories which posted the largest volume increases in duty-free were Japanese whisky (up almost 20% vs. 2017), gin (15%), Scotch (4.9%), and U.S. whiskey (4.3%).

“Spirits growth in travel retail softened slightly in 2018, compared with the year before, but the positive news here for duty-free operators and spirits suppliers is that the channel continues to perform well,” says Sandra Newman, Travel Retail Research Director at IWSR Drinks Market Analysis.

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