Thirty-seven percent of all imported alcoholic beverages came from Mexico. Exports also grew 30% by value, bw166 says after analyzing Commerce Department data.
Imported packaged spirits were up 25% in volume, 39% in value, while imported bulk spirits inched higher, up 4% in volume, but down 2% in value.
Imported packaged wine for the last twelve months grew 17% by volume and 36% by value. Bulk wine imports for the last twelve months grew 28% by volume and 16% by value. Some 35% of all imported packaged wine by value arrived from France while 26% of all imported bulk wine by value arrived from Chile.
The U.S. exported 17% more packaged wine in the last twelve months by volume and 22% by value. Exported bulk wine for the last twelve months declined 24% by volume and by value.
About 39% of all exported packaged wine by value is destined for Canada while 58% of all exported bulk wine by value is destined for United Kingdom, bw166 said.