SCOTCH whisky exports in the first half of this year were down marginally on the record level achieved in the opening six months of 2011, as sales to Spain tumbled but demand from the US continued to grow.
SCOTCH whisky exports in the first half of this year were down marginally on the record level achieved in the opening six months of 2011, as sales to Spain tumbled but demand from the US continued to grow.
DISTILLED: Figures from the Scotch Whisky Association showed that exports to China rose 1.6% to £31m in the first six months of 2012. Picture: Getty
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Ian McConnell BUsiness editor
Figures published yesterday by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) showed exports in the six months to June 30 totalled £1.786 billion, falling just £12 mil-lion short of the £1.798bn figure for the first half of 2011.
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