UK tops Champagne league for ninth year
Britain has retained its position at the top of the Champagne drinking league, remaining the number-one export market for the ninth consecutive year.
The UK attained a new all-time shipment record of 34.95 million bottles last year, putting it leagues ahead of both the second- and third-placed countries: the USA with 20.2 million bottles and Germany with 11.5 million.
Since the Millennium, total Champagne shipments to the UK have increased by about 40% in volume and 62% by value.
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Top of the pops: UK is number one |
Rank | Country | No. of bottles | Change vs 2003 |
1 | UK | 34,952,691 | +1.41% |
2 | USA | 20,257,824 | +6.86% |
3 | Germany | 11,546,321 | -4.21% |
4 | Belgium | 9,295,393 | +1.66% |
5 | Italy | 8,201,588 | -3.58% |
6 | Japan | 5,922,497 | +18.13% |
7 | Switzerland | 5,247,392 | -6.24% |
8 | Netherlands | 2,991,259 | +16.13% |
9 | Spain | 2,289,024 | +6.07% |
10 | Australia | 1,682,318 | +1.38% |