Champagne sales expected to boom

Champagne sales could reach a new record this year ahead of the start of end-of-year celebrations around the world

GLOBAL CHAMPAGNE SHIPMENTS (millions of bottles, OECD countries)
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2022 sales estimate: 320m-339m bottles
1973 oil crisis
1979 oil crisis
1990s recession
Millennium celebrations
2008 financial crisis
Covid-19 pandemic

TOP 10 EXPORT MARKETS (millions of bottles)
U.S. 34.1
UK 29.9
Japan 13.8
Germany 11.1
Belgium 10.3
Australia 9.9
Italy 9.2
Switzerland 6.1
Spain 4.4
Netherlands 3.9

Sources: Reuters, Comité Champagne, Economics Observatory
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